Tue, Jan 10, 2012
ACI-NA Files Comments On U.S.-Canada Action Plan Regarding Air
Travel And Trade
Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA)
today submitted comments in response to the Department of Homeland
Security’s (DHS) Request for Public Comments regarding
“U.S.-Canada Action Plan for Perimeter Security and Economic
Competiveness”. In the filed comments, ACI-NA applauded the
plan announced on December 7, 2011 by President Obama and Prime
Minister Harper as “a good first step in improving the
facilitation and security of trade, air travel, and the associated
economic benefits for both countries”. The comments also
stressed the importance of the U.S. and Canadian Governments
coordinating with ACI-NA on the aviation components as the Action
Plan is refined and implemented.
“ACI-NA has long urged the Department to take a risk-based
approach to security by focusing our limited government and
industry resources on those people and goods about which the least
is known,” said ACI-NA President Greg Principato (pictured).
“Therefore, we were pleased that the Declaration by President
Obama and Prime Minister Harper on February 4, 2011 stated
‘we expect to use a risk management approach’ and that
‘effective risk management should enable us to accelerate
legitimate flows of people and goods into the United States and
Canada and across our common border, while enhancing the physical
security and economic competitiveness of our
countries’.”
ACI-NA’s comments also noted the importance of the process
outlined in the Action Plan to phase out the requirement for
rescreening connecting checked baggage arriving at U.S. gateway
airports. “We view this initiative as providing one of the
most important aviation improvements in the Action Plan”,
said Principato.
“For years, ACI-NA has been working on potential solutions
with TSA, DHS and Congress to eliminate this redundant rescreening
process because it unnecessarily drains limited TSA and industry
resources and inconveniences passengers without providing
meaningful security benefits. Elimination of rescreening of
connecting checked baggage will free up some TSA resources,
minimize the operational burden on U.S. airports; decrease flight
delays; minimize misconnected checked baggage; and improve the
passenger travel experience.”
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