Nico Melendez
Nico Melendez
element implement offer random secondary
We're going to implement an element of random secondary inspections at the checkpoint. But because it's random, we're not going to offer any details.
acting position public trust
We don't want our screeners to be acting inappropriately, because we are in a position of public trust and if we violate that trust, then we're not doing our job.
anyone claim expect fully higher necessary research standard steps
We will research and investigate each claim fully and take steps when necessary because we expect our screeners to live up to a higher standard than anyone else.
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We're not aware of that specific case, so there's nothing we can do about a possible meat cleaver getting through security. I can tell you that security today is better than it ever has been. We constantly train and re-train our screeners at the security checkpoints.
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We fully expect passengers to be able to come to LAX this summer and be able to move through the checkpoints in a timely manner.
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We have good men and women who are dedicated to the security of aviation and to the security of the transportation system, and I think we need to recognize that we have more good people working for us than we do bad.
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TSA is interested in state-of-the-art technology and enhancing the security screening system while increasing convenience for our customers. Certainly explosives detection is something we're interested in.
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It's everything you can possibly imagine people shouldn't take to the airport.
constantly enhance improve pursuit security technology
The TSA is constantly in pursuit of new technology to improve security and enhance our explosive-detection capabilities.
aviation believes items pose small threat
The TSA believes that these small items don't pose a threat to aviation security.
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Why someone would leave $4,000 in their checked luggage is beyond me. Why don't they just take the $4,000 and leave it on the seat at Aloha Stadium during a football game and let somebody pick it up? Because that's essentially what they did.
stay step
It is a continual progression. We need to stay one step ahead.
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They're working weird shifts, they're working long hours and working under extreme conditions and working under conditions, where they have to deal with passengers that sometimes are not too friendly.
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A lot of times we have passengers make claims against us as well, but when we go back and look at videotape, we see that another passenger took it from them at the security checkpoint and it had nothing to do with our screeners.