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May 11, 2010 (newstodate): At a meeting today, the cargo handling companies at Copenhagen Airport will meet with airport security officials to take a decisive step towards solving the pertinent cargo security issues at the airport.
-Reviewing the two options of either implementing a video surveillance system or changing the construction of the existing cargo vehicles to meet demands for controlled transportation of cargo from terminals to aircraft parking stands, participants in our last meeting agreed to recommend the latter option that is both less expensive and faster to implement, says Johnnie Muller, Copenhagen Airport Head of Security.
-Today's meeting will then focus on the economic issues concerning the re-construction of the fleet of cargo vehicles. What are the costs from various alternatives, which alternative will we go for, and how will the costs be split among the parties.
-If a decision is made to re-construct all vehicles carrying cargo or passenger luggage, the process will comprise 1,175 units. If we decide to reconstruct only the dedicated cargo vehicles, the process will comprise 200 units, but at the added cost of reduced flexibility.
-A further option could be also the acquisition of an entirely new fleet of cargo vehicles to replace the existing units.
-In either case the meeting must also address the the choice between various ways of financing the solution, either outright coverage of the costs, or maybe a financial leasing solution.
-While a decision will be made today I still expect a need for several more meetings as most participants will have to reconsider the costs issues and gain approval from their owners, says Mr Muller.
The security problems now being addressed derive from the airport's division of the airside areas into a "soft" and a "hard" security zone with a guarded checkpoint between them, but without surveillance over cargo transportation from cargo terminals to the "hard" security zone around the aircraft parking stands.
-Reviewing the two options of either implementing a video surveillance system or changing the construction of the existing cargo vehicles to meet demands for controlled transportation of cargo from terminals to aircraft parking stands, participants in our last meeting agreed to recommend the latter option that is both less expensive and faster to implement, says Johnnie Muller, Copenhagen Airport Head of Security.
-Today's meeting will then focus on the economic issues concerning the re-construction of the fleet of cargo vehicles. What are the costs from various alternatives, which alternative will we go for, and how will the costs be split among the parties.
-If a decision is made to re-construct all vehicles carrying cargo or passenger luggage, the process will comprise 1,175 units. If we decide to reconstruct only the dedicated cargo vehicles, the process will comprise 200 units, but at the added cost of reduced flexibility.
-A further option could be also the acquisition of an entirely new fleet of cargo vehicles to replace the existing units.
-In either case the meeting must also address the the choice between various ways of financing the solution, either outright coverage of the costs, or maybe a financial leasing solution.
-While a decision will be made today I still expect a need for several more meetings as most participants will have to reconsider the costs issues and gain approval from their owners, says Mr Muller.
The security problems now being addressed derive from the airport's division of the airside areas into a "soft" and a "hard" security zone with a guarded checkpoint between them, but without surveillance over cargo transportation from cargo terminals to the "hard" security zone around the aircraft parking stands.