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Rank by Total Int'l PAX1
CITY (AIRPORT CODE)
PASSENGER & HAND BAGGAGE SCREENING 2
Private Screeners?
HOLD BAGGAGE SCREENING Y
1
LONDON (LHR)
BAA
Y
ADI Initial, SIS (CIVAS)
2
PARIS (CDG)
SIFA/Brinks/ICTS
ICTS/ASA/SIFA
3
FRANKFURT/MAIN (FRA)
FRAPORT
FRAPORT and others 3
4
AMSTERDAM (AMS)
Group 4 Falk
Randon Securicor-ADI & Group 4 Falk
5
LONDON (LGW)
ICTS; Initial
6
BRUSSELS (BRU)
Securair
7
ZURICH (ZRH)
State Police
State Police 4
See note 4 below
8
COPENHAGEN (CPH)
Copenhagen Airport Security
9
MANCHESTER (MAN)
Manchester Airport plc
Securicor/ADI
10
MADRID (MAD)
Vinsa, State Police
11
MUNICH (MUC)
SGM (Airport Company)
various private companies 3
12
ROME (FCO)
Aeroporto di Roma; physical searches handled by police
Aeroporto di Roma
13
DUSSELDORF (DUS)
ADI
14
MILAN (MXP)
SEA; physical searches handled by police
SEA
15
DUBLIN (DUB)
Aer Rianta (Airport Authority)
16
STOCKHOLM (ARN)
17
VIENNA (VIE)
VIASS
VIASS and others 3
18
PARIS (ORY)
ASA, SIFA
ICTS, Brinks
19
BARCELONA (BCN)
Prosegur, State Police
Prosegur,State Police
20
LONDON (STN)
ADI (Securicor)
21
LISBON (LIS)
State Police 5
See note 5 below
22
OSLO (OSL)
ADECCO, Olsten
23
MALAGA (AGP)
80% Securitas/20% State Police
n/av
GENEVA (GVA)
Airport Authority
ICTS
ATHENS (ATH)
ICTS/Wackenhut/3D
Hermis/Civas
NICE (NCE)
ICTS, SGA
HELSINKI (HEL)
Securitas
BIRMINGHAM (BHX)
ICTS & AAS
BERLIN (BER)
STUTTGART (STR)
FIS
COLOGNE (CGN)
HAMBURG (HAM)
HANNOVER (HAJ)
1 Based on 1999 Int'l Airport Traffic Statistics from ACI.
2 As of October 2001.
3 These airports do not have centralized baggage screening, but airlines hire private companies to x-ray bags.
4 Public/private partnership underway.
5 Legislation proposed to permit public/private sector partnership.
Public/Private Partnerships Perform Passenger and Baggage Screeningat Nearly all of Europe's Busiest Airports