IN THE wake of last week’s terror attacks in Brussels, airports across the globe have upped their security. Europe has, of course, led the way. France has called up an extra 1,600 police officers to bolster security at its borders and transport facilities, including at Charles de Gaulle airport (pictured). Nigeria has deployed dogs to conduct special checks. In Egypt, top security officials are personally handling security checks in and around airports, although that did not prevent the hijacking of a plane bound for Alexandria from Cairo this morning. (Thankfully, that incident has since ended without catastrophe and the hijacker, who reports suggest was wearing a fake explosive belt, has been arrested.) Even Jacksonville International Airport in Florida, the 55th largest airport in the United States and hardly a top terrorist target, now has Continue reading
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