Category Archives: London Heathrow

Full-body scanner operator ‘ogled colleague’

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

The privacy debate surrounding full-body scanners looks set to be reignited today after news that a Heathrow security officer has been caught ogling a colleague.Police issued the 25-year-old airport worker with a harassment order over lewd remarks he made when his co-worker strayed into one of the X-ray machines. Continue reading →

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Airport body scanners may be illegal, MPs told

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

The use of full-body scanners on passengers who take flights from UK airports could violate British law, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned.Echoing its well-versed opposition to the technology, the civil liberties group said the scanners may break discrimination laws and breach passengers’ rights to privacy. Continue reading →

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London snow storm blamed for low airport traffic

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

Heavy snow storms that pummelled London earlier this year have been blamed for a significant dip in passenger numbers at UK airports throughout January. Continue reading →

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Full-body scanners rolled out at Heathrow Airport

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

Passengers departing from London Heathrow Airport and Manchester Airport will from today face being forced to go through controversial full-body scanners.Both gateways are now officially trialling the so-called naked scanners, which have enraged privacy campaigners because of the revealing nature of the images they produce. Continue reading →

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Govt: Full-body scanners will be mandatory

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

Passengers flying from Heathrow Airport will not be given the option of an alternative security check if they protest the use of full-body scanners, the government has revealed.It had been thought that anyone who objects to the machines on privacy grounds would be given a choice of undergoing different secondary screening such as a manual pat-down. Continue reading →

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Heathrow staff fury over ‘pervert’ accusations

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

Security staff working at Heathrow Airport have reacted angrily to concerns they might use full-body scanners for lascivious purposes, according to a report in Skyport.One airport scanner told the industry paper that it was absurd to suggest security employees at UK gateways would have anything other than passenger safety on their minds. Continue reading →

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Susan Boyle in ’singing breakdown’ at Heathrow

Posted on January 15, 2010 by

Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle stunned passengers at Heathrow Airport yesterday when she started shouting obscenities and singing into a cleaner’s mop.The bizarre event unfolded at a VIP lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5, and come after a series of unsettling incidents which have stoked concerns about the singer’s mental health. Continue reading →

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Heathrow passengers set for full-body scanners

Posted on January 4, 2010 by

London Heathrow Airport will install full-body scanners that can see under passengers’ clothing as soon as it practically possible, most likely within weeks, it was confirmed this weekend.

BAA, the airport operator that owns Heathrow along with six other major UK airports, made the announcement after Gordon Brown gave the go-ahead for the controversial technology. Continue reading →

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