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Aviation Security on High Alert After Recent Security Breaches

Lauren James
Last updated: 11 January 2025 03:15
By Lauren James 3 Min Read
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A spate of recent security breaches has put aviation security on high alert, leaving many worried about flying. On Jan. 7, 2025, at Boston’s Logan Airport a man on a JetBlue flight opened the emergency door of the plane while it was taxiing. The slide deployed but passengers were able to restrain the man. This is the latest in a series of worrying events in the past few weeks.

On Jan. 6, 2025, 2 bodies were found in JetBlue plane’s landing gear compartment after landing in Fort Lauderdale from JFK.

In December, a body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Maui. During the same month an unauthorised passenger without a ticket boarded a Delta flight in Seattle and was found as the plane was taxiing for takeoff to Honolulu.

In November an unauthorised passenger was arrested in Paris after getting on a Delta flight from New York.

These aviation security breaches highlight vulnerabilities in the security system.

 A JetBlue Airbus A320 aircraft in flight
A JetBlue Airbus A320 mid-flight. This aircraft model was involved in recent aviation incidents. © Reuters

Expert Insights on Aviation Security

According to Jeff Price, an aviation security professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver:

The challenge we run into is we have a system with gaps, and those gaps are sometimes exploited.

Price and others say these are rare, but risks.

Allied Pilots Association spokesperson Dennis Tajer commented:

Right now we’re seeing some fissure cracks. They’re unacceptable. And we’ve been lucky that it hasn’t been somebody with broader nefarious intent.

An aircraft cabin showing passenger seating.
© Juno1421

How Safe Is Flying?

The National Safety Council says Americans have a 1 in 93 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash. Deaths on aircrafts are so rare, the odds cannot be calculated. While flying is one of the safest modes of transportation, these events are a reminder to keep safety and security protocols tight.

What are your thoughts on aviation security? Share them in the comments below.

 

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