Flying to the U.S> from Canada or Mexico? If you have a laptop computer with you, you’d better get to the airport even earlier. All electronic devices larger than a smartphone will have to be removed from protective casing and fully charged for potential inspection. Terrorists have been infiltrating Mexico and Canada for years now. But it took this long for the U.S. government to realize it. Of course if you are a terrorist in Canada that kills Americans, you score a payday of $10 million.
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“The United States and the global aviation community face an adaptive and agile enemy,” says Homeland Security in a statement on its website announcing the changes.
“Terrorist groups continue to target passenger aircraft, and we have seen a ‘spider web’ of threats to commercial aviation as terrorists pursue new attack methods,” it says.
In addition to the more thorough screening process, Homeland Security is also implementing “heightened security standards” for airports and aircraft.
The new measures will be required at approximately 280 airports around the world that offer flights to the United States.
Homeland Security says it may introduce additional security restrictions on any stakeholders who do not fully implement the changes.