Despite threat, airlines not spending enough on security

posted by   dixit (72)   14 months ago (avindia.blogspot.com)

Mumbai:Despite airlines being top terror targets and despite repeated warnings from Indian security agencies, airlines continue to cut costs on security bills with impunity."The amount spent on security comes to only about 0.75% to 1% of the total operating costs or about $70 (around Rs 2,900) a flight," a highly placed airline security official said. " The expenditure on security will go up to only $100 a flight (a little less than Rs 4100) if the minimum security measures recommended by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) are followed," he added. Peeved by the airlines' lackad