A look at new security measures at Amsterdam's Airport

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SHOTLIST AP Television Schiphol Airport - July 2007 1. Various of planes at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam 2. Wide of entrance to Schiphol Airport 3. Close of airport sign 4. Mid of passengers at airport. VNR courtesy of Schiphol Airport (mute) 5. Various of people going through body-scanner AP Television 5. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Ad Rutten, Chief Operations Officer "It's very friendly facility for passengers, they do not search by hands, and are not exposed to radiation. Passengers will spend only 3 seconds in the cabin where his/her body will be scanned 360 degrees". 5. Various of passengers going through traditional security checks 6. Mid of man being body searched by security guard 7. Various of luggage going through scanner 8. Mid of iris recognition system 9. Various of woman going through iris recognition system 10. Close of iris scanner 11. Various of woman being scanned 12. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Timo Hannink, security officer "Passengers will step into the scanner on a marked spot for their feet. Then I will press the bottom. When the scan is over and the person gets out of the cabin, my colleague will inform me about the result over a communication device placed in my ear. If it's all fine then person can walk away." 13. Close of foot marks on floor 14. Various of man going through scanner 15. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Ad Rutten, Chief Operations Officer "One must take in account what has to be checked with the traditional equipments like metal detectors, and then we have X-ray scanner detecting what can be in bags, and finally hands search. Mobile phones, fluids and finally explosives can be detected with the scanner in one go." VNR courtesy of Schiphol Airport 16. Various of scanner in operation 17. Mid of security guard operating scanner 18. Various of man undergoing security check 19. Image of man from scanner AP Television 20. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Ad Rutten, Chief of Operations " We take extra care to protect people's privacy. The scanned image provides only body contours, and moreover the face of the scanned person is electronically covered. The security officers behind the scanner do not have eye contact the scanned person." VNR courtesy of Schiphol Airport 21. Various of people going through scanner AP Television 22. Mid of people walking through airport LEAD IN: The official terror alert level in the United Kingdom is 'severe' , meaning that the intelligence services consider another an attack is "highly likely" and indicates a continuing high level of threat to the UK. As the summer holiday season approaches in the Northern Hemisphere increased security checks at airports are expected to cause long delays to travellers. But the latest security technology at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport promises to cut queues and protect passengers. . STORYLINE: Amsterdam's Schiphol airport handles about 160,000 passengers per day at peak times and is Europe's fourth-busiest hub. In an effort to reducing passenger waiting times in the terminal building and increase security the airport has introduced two new checks designed to speed up security and protect passengers. The airport is the first to regularly use new scanning technology to help find metals and explosives hidden under clothing. Ad Rutten is the Chief Operations Officer at the airport. He says the it is more pleasant for passengers who do not need to be frisked and they are not exposed to radiation. Timo Hannink a security officer explains how the system works. Passengers step into the cabin for three seconds and their body is scanned 360 degrees. Security staff can view an image of their body underneath their clothes and see anything hidden about their person. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d5bdcaf000f73a453b5a93bf9e53607d Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork