Just received by e-mail;
Dear Customer,
As a British Airways customer we want to keep you fully up-to-date with developments within British Airways regarding the recent security alerts.
Our number one priority is, and will continue to be, the safety and security of our customers. We talk to the Government on a regular basis and we will not operate a flight unless we believe it is safe to do so.
We are not opposed to the deployment of sky marshals when and where appropriate and will accept the presence of an armed police officer onboard our flights if we are satisfied safety would be enhanced to an acceptable level for flights to take place.
To ensure your safety and security we have put in place numerous measures since the tragic attacks on September 11 in the USA and we spend in excess of £100 million a year on our security operation.
Some of the measures include:
- The installation of the very latest strengthened cockpit doors across our fleet.
- The installation of CCTV systems on all of our aircraft so the pilot can see who is outside the cabin door.
- Extra baggage searches
- Extra hand baggage searches and customer searches at the gate
Please be assured that we are working with all the relevant authorities on a continuous basis to ensure the ongoing safety of our customers and our operation.
For latest information on our operations you can always visit
http://ba.com
Yours sincerely,
Geoff Want
Director Safety Security and Risk Management