VANCOUVER (CP) - A security breach at Vancouver International Airport has prompted officials to hold departing flights, resulting in a backlog of about 3,000 passengers and at least 10 flights.
Airport spokesman Ralph Eastman says the airport was notified by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority of a potential security breach involving a passenger. As a precaution, all departing international flights were held but Eastman says domestic and incoming flights were not affected.
The incident began at 11:20 a.m. PST. The airport then decided to remove all the passengers waiting for international flights from the terminal and re-screen them all.
The incident occurred during the busiest time of the day for international flights - between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2007/01/05/3177265-cp.html
Thanks, Oorang.
Have you seen any follow up regarding the trucker stopped east of Sioux Falls? Nothing in the local papers.
http://www.ctv.com/
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Updated: January 5th, 2007 01:47 PM PDT
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"Luggage Stolen from Toronto Airport"
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BALFOUR: It's the third time in as many years police have broken up a theft ring at the Toronto airport. Arrests included workers in cargo and shipping, goods involved worth millions of dollars. And Toronto is not alone. Baggage handlers in Houston, Texas, didn't just rifle through luggage, they stole the whole suitcase, 68 of them. And at New York?s JFK, handlers were caught on tape stealing $30,000 planted in a suitcase they opened. This former airport security worker says though employees are subject to background and random security checks, it's not enough.
WILLIAM BUTLER (Former Airport Screener): When they leave, they're free to go. They're not screened at all. You just up and leave at the end of your shift.
BALFOUR: Others raise a more ominous question. If it's so easy to remove items unnoticed, how simple is it to put something inside. Denelle Balfour, CTV News, Toronto."