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Airline Passenger Security Screening New Technologies and Implementation Issues (1996) / Chapter Skim
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4 OPERATIONAL AND COST ISSUES
Pages 22-23

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... Older airport facilities designed and built before hub operations or passenger screening are often strained to meet current space requirements, especially when changes in operational procedures require additional equipment for each passenger screening point. An example of the effect of procedural changes on space requirements is the need of some air carriers for additional space for a second metal-detector portal for screening passengers who trigger the alarm at the first metal-detector portal.
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... Domestic air travel requires an efficient system of carefully scheduled connecting flights and short aircraft ground time. If a flight is delayed, air carriers incur significant costs in rescheduling passengers who miss connecting flights.
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