Attack on America

ATTACK
on AMERICA

TIGHTENING AIRPORT SECURITY

UPDATED SECURITY AT D/FW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

1. Passengers are advised to arrive 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours before flight departure. No curbside check-in is permitted. Everyone must go to the ticket counter.

2. One-hour parking areas will be closed. Curbside parking at the terminals is banned, and no unattended vehicles will be allowed.

3. Uniformed security guards and K-9 units will patrol terminals.

4. At the ticket counter, photo indentification will be required. Processing will take longer, and extensive questioning may take place.

5. Carry-on items will be reduced to a minimum.

6. No one but ticketed passengers will be allowed past security checkpoints.

7. No one will be permitted to carry knives of any kind or any cutting instrument.

8. All carry-on baggage must still be X-rayed, and any knives will be removed.

9. Garbage cans and ashtrays in the terminal will be monitored regularly.

10. Be prepared for multiple security screenings and more questioning before final boarding.

11. The passenger then may board the airplane.

SOURCES: D/FW International Airport; Dallas Morning News research

Graphic by JAY CARR / The Dallas Morning News

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