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Rank by Total Int'l PAX1
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CITY (AIRPORT CODE)
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PASSENGER & HAND BAGGAGE SCREENING 2
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Private Screeners?
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HOLD BAGGAGE SCREENING Y
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Private Screeners?
|
|
1
|
LONDON (LHR)
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BAA
|
Y
|
ADI Initial, SIS (CIVAS)
|
Y
|
|
2
|
PARIS (CDG)
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SIFA/Brinks/ICTS
|
Y
|
ICTS/ASA/SIFA
|
Y
|
|
3
|
FRANKFURT/MAIN (FRA)
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FRAPORT
|
Y
|
FRAPORT and others 3
|
Y
|
|
4
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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.
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.