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Apr 13, 2010 (newstodate): A solutions is now in sight to finally solve the security issues around export air cargo on passenger aircraft at Copenhagen Airport.
Last week a meeting was held as announced with participants from Copenhagen Airport, the Danish aviation authority SLV, and representatives from the cargo ground handling companies.
-At the meeting the focus was on two alternative solutions, one implying the implementation of a comprehensive video surveillance system including a manned control center, the second implying a simple solution to secure the cargo lorries from pilfering through substituting the side bars with solid surfaces and mandatory use of the existing top covers, says Johnnie Muller, Copenhagen Airport Head of Security.
-Both solutions have been cleared by the SLV, but while the first option would entail a costly project requiring months of implementation, the second is probably easily and speedily facilitated - at comparatively low costs.
-The parties decided, however, to leave the cost issue aside at this stage, and work out details for implementation of the proposed solutions. The parties will then meet again within two weeks to decide on how to finally land the question and how to split the costs.
-First of all, we agree that security must not be comprised with, but solutions should support, and not obstruct daily operations and be as cost-efficient as possible, says Mr Muller.
The current discussions aim at finally solving the problems deriving from the airport's division of the airside areas into a "soft" and a "hard" security zone with a guarded checkpoint between them, forcing the cargo handling companies to either charging the airlines for follow-on guards or plastic wrapping of the shipments to secure against pilfering and interference with the shipments on the way to the passenger aircraft.
As freighters are parked close to the cargo terminals within the same "soft" security zone, no security snags are involved here.
Last week a meeting was held as announced with participants from Copenhagen Airport, the Danish aviation authority SLV, and representatives from the cargo ground handling companies.
-At the meeting the focus was on two alternative solutions, one implying the implementation of a comprehensive video surveillance system including a manned control center, the second implying a simple solution to secure the cargo lorries from pilfering through substituting the side bars with solid surfaces and mandatory use of the existing top covers, says Johnnie Muller, Copenhagen Airport Head of Security.
-Both solutions have been cleared by the SLV, but while the first option would entail a costly project requiring months of implementation, the second is probably easily and speedily facilitated - at comparatively low costs.
-The parties decided, however, to leave the cost issue aside at this stage, and work out details for implementation of the proposed solutions. The parties will then meet again within two weeks to decide on how to finally land the question and how to split the costs.
-First of all, we agree that security must not be comprised with, but solutions should support, and not obstruct daily operations and be as cost-efficient as possible, says Mr Muller.
The current discussions aim at finally solving the problems deriving from the airport's division of the airside areas into a "soft" and a "hard" security zone with a guarded checkpoint between them, forcing the cargo handling companies to either charging the airlines for follow-on guards or plastic wrapping of the shipments to secure against pilfering and interference with the shipments on the way to the passenger aircraft.
As freighters are parked close to the cargo terminals within the same "soft" security zone, no security snags are involved here.