Changi Airport Importance

A Country airport is one of the most important infrastructures of the country. Not only it signifies the wealth and the economy of the country but it also represents the social stability, the security and the well-being of it. Imagine a first time tourist coming to Singapore thru Changi International Airport. The first impression that Changi Airport give is that Singapore is a beautiful, safe and clean country. Because of all the significance an airport carry and how importance it is to a country, it has also become a target of international crime syndicate. Terror groups often plan to attack an airport as their primary target. A successful attack at the airport would mean huge economic and social loss to the government. The next favourite target terrorist like to hit is the aircraft. The reason is simple, a plane while in the air is very vulnerable. Terrorist can hijack the planes and seize control of it and crash the plane into heavily populated area like the US 9/11 incident. As such a good and robust security plan that cover access control (STAFF), passenger and baggage screening is of utmost importance to protect airport and the planes from terror attack.
Threat Assessment The airport and the aircraft is exposed to various threats and all these threats will cause tremendous economy, financial, social

After which, they will need to go thru the Walk Thru Metal Detector machine for security screening. Their hand held baggage will also need to be screened using the X-ray machine. Only after these checks, they will then be allowed to enter the sterile area. There must also be a panic alarm located at the gate hold room. Once this alarm is press, at the same time it will activate the anti-hijack door of the aircraft. This is to prevent any passenger from dashing thru the gate hold room and gain access to the