Monday, August 15, 2011

Logan starts new security program. Logan International Airport (KBOS), Boston, Massachusetts.



NECN: Julie Loncich, Boston, Mass.) - Just when passengers had adapted to the latest round of security changes, officials at Boston's Logan Airport have added another layer.

"If it makes us safe, it makes us safe," says passenger Bill Vanderbur.

"It seems a little bit extreme and I don't understand why there's that push to be more extreme when the times don't seem to indicate the need for that," says passenger Jane from Oregon.

As part of a pilot program, for the next 60 days passengers in terminal A will be subjected to a series of questions before passing through metal detectors.

The questions aren't designed to be challenging. An agent might ask might ask you wh packed your bags or how long you'll be going for. It's not really the answer agents are after. Instead it's passenger behavior they'll be monitoring.

"Anybody who indicates just the typical nervousness wouldn't be considered any excessive signs of problem. So we're looking for people that exceed that baseline and if they exceed at with enough indicators, then we would subject them to additional screening," says George Naccara, TSA federal security director.

Longer, slower lines awaited passengers at Logan Monday, as passengers tried their best in their new roles as interviewees.

"I wouldn't mind being asked. I already got asked when I came here, so I didn't mind. But when it's like this, it takes more time so it's not very convenient," says passenger Lydia Wright.

"I'm a big ugly guy and they're going to ask me all kinds of ugly questions so if that makes it safe, that makes it safe," says Vanderbur.

"The next thing will be lie detector tests," says Jane.

If successful, the program will be tested at other airports across the United States.

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