Rank by Total Int'l PAX1 |
CITY (AIRPORT CODE) |
PASSENGER & HAND BAGGAGE SCREENING 2 |
Private Screeners? |
HOLD BAGGAGE SCREENING Y |
Private Screeners? |
1 |
LONDON (LHR) |
BAA |
Y |
ADI Initial, SIS (CIVAS) |
Y |
2 |
PARIS (CDG) |
SIFA/Brinks/ICTS |
Y |
ICTS/ASA/SIFA |
Y |
3 |
FRANKFURT/MAIN (FRA) |
FRAPORT |
Y |
FRAPORT and others 3 |
Y |
4 |
AMSTERDAM (AMS) |
Group 4 Falk |
Y |
Randon Securicor-ADI & Group 4 Falk |
Y |
5 |
LONDON (LGW) |
BAA |
Y |
ICTS; Initial |
Y |
6 |
BRUSSELS (BRU) |
Securair |
Y |
Securair |
Y |
7 |
ZURICH (ZRH) |
State Police |
State Police 4 |
See note 4 below |
|
8 |
COPENHAGEN (CPH) |
Copenhagen Airport Security |
Y |
Copenhagen Airport Security |
Y |
9 |
MANCHESTER (MAN) |
Manchester Airport plc |
Y |
Securicor/ADI |
Y |
10 |
MADRID (MAD) |
Vinsa, State Police |
Y |
State Police |
|
11 |
MUNICH (MUC) |
SGM (Airport Company) |
Y |
various private companies 3 |
Y |
12 |
ROME (FCO) |
Aeroporto di Roma; physical searches handled by police |
Y |
Aeroporto di Roma |
Y |
13 |
DUSSELDORF (DUS) |
ADI |
Y |
ADI |
Y |
14 |
MILAN (MXP) |
SEA; physical searches handled by police |
Y |
SEA |
Y |
15 |
DUBLIN (DUB) |
Aer Rianta (Airport Authority) |
Y |
Aer Rianta (Airport Authority) |
Y |
16 |
STOCKHOLM (ARN) |
Group 4 Falk |
Y |
Group 4 Falk |
Y |
17 |
VIENNA (VIE) |
VIASS |
Y |
VIASS and others 3 |
Y |
18 |
PARIS (ORY) |
ASA, SIFA |
Y |
ICTS, Brinks |
Y |
19 |
BARCELONA (BCN) |
Prosegur, State Police |
Y |
Prosegur,State Police |
Y |
20 |
LONDON (STN) |
BAA |
Y |
ADI (Securicor) |
Y |
21 |
LISBON (LIS) |
State Police 5 |
See note 5 below |
State Police 5 |
See note 5 below |
22 |
OSLO (OSL) |
ADECCO, Olsten |
Y |
ADECCO, Olsten |
Y |
23 |
MALAGA (AGP) |
80% Securitas/20% State Police |
Y |
80% Securitas/20% State Police |
Y |
n/av |
GENEVA (GVA) |
Airport Authority |
Y |
ICTS |
Y |
n/av |
ATHENS (ATH) |
ICTS/Wackenhut/3D |
Y |
Hermis/Civas |
Y |
n/av |
NICE (NCE) |
ICTS, SGA |
Y |
ICTS, SGA |
Y |
n/av |
HELSINKI (HEL) |
Securitas |
Y |
Securitas |
Y |
n/av |
BIRMINGHAM (BHX) |
ICTS & AAS |
Y |
ICTS & AAS |
Y |
n/av |
BERLIN (BER) |
Securitas |
Y |
Securitas |
Y |
n/av |
STUTTGART (STR) |
FIS |
Y |
FIS |
Y |
n/av |
COLOGNE (CGN) |
ADI |
Y |
ADI |
Y |
n/av |
HAMBURG (HAM) |
FIS |
Y |
FIS |
Y |
n/av |
HANNOVER (HAJ) |
FIS |
Y |
FIS |
Y |
1 Based on 1999 Int'l Airport Traffic Statistics from ACI.
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.