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Old 17th Mar 2007, 18:00
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Juud

 
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According to the Norland newspaper, the CEOs of SAS, Widerĝe and Norwegian have written the Norwegian Aviation Administration to express their concern.
"Flying personnel get harassed and humiliated. They are subjected to abuse of power by airport security screeners."
We have had enough, says Widerĝe boss Per Arne Watle.
Security risk
An unfortunate culture is developing among security staff at many Norwegian airports. We are worried about this development. The treatment regularly meted out to our flying personnel is watering down respect for the security system. We have many examples of a particular type of behaviour that endangers air safety. Personnel who have to prepare themselves for their flight, are being provoked and distracted.
This doesn't only happen in Norway. Both from personal experience and from reading these pages, I know that security screeners abusing their powers to harass and humiliate flying personnel is a dangerous industrywide phenomenon.

It seems that these Norwegian CEOs are breaking new ground by speaking out for common sense, by finally expressing publically and officially what all of us in the industry have known for a long time; by calling a spade a spade and saying enough is enough!

Making management of other airlines aware of what is happening in Norway and urging them to follow the Norwegian example might not be a bad idea.
I shall be writing to ours.
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