SubscribeHomeland security politician and TSA administrator praise Houston George Bush Airport for innovative AIGIS Threat Containment Units.
Kip Hawley, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection praised George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) for its progressive use of technology and innovative security measures including AIGIS mobile Threat Containment Units now placed at the TSA security checkpoints in all terminals at both Bush and William P. Hobby airports.
Bomb Protection Units in Baggage Security
The unique bomb protection unit is specifically designed to enable security personnel to immediately contain and quickly remove detected suspect baggage from the checkpoint area without disrupting or preventing business continuity.
IAH public safety assistant director, David Williams, also explained: “It is better to evacuate the problem not the building”. “When you look at it, these units represent good security and safety measures and when you calculate the cost of having to close down a terminal and delay flights and operations, these units not only help us with safety but allow us to offer better customer service as well.”
