World’s busiest airport steps up worker security

Story highlights Atlanta airport plans to go from 70 to 10 employee access points Airport now screening workers’ bags Earlier CNN investigation found only two major U.S. airports fully screen employees (CNN)The world’s busiest airport has started screening employee bags before allowing workers into secure areas and shutting down access doors to the airfield in the wake of a gun-smuggling operation, CNN has confirmed. Until recently, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport had about 70 access points for what’s called “back of the airport” employees, including baggage handlers and ramp workers. The workers were not subject to bag and body check screening when going to work. Before the new measures, employees only had to swipe their badges to gain access to secure areas of the airport. Now private security guards are checking their bags and personal belongings before they are allowed to enter a security door at the main terminal. “There’s a phased-in approach to get to full employee screening,” airport spokesman Reese McCranie said. A day in the life of the Atlanta airport Read More In addition, after a CNN inquiry, airport officials closed one access point to the ramp used by Delta Air Lines employees arriving for work on the… Read full this story

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