Skyscanner reveals only 30% of travellers object to airport scanners
16-Nov-2010 Passenger John Tyner’s recent refusal to undergo x-ray scanning at airport security has led to 80,000 hits on Youtube and sparked huge debate over screening procedures.
However a skyscanner.com survey of international travelers found that less than a third of passengers disapproved of the scanners.
The survey, which was carried out by flight comparison site skyscanner.net earlier this year, revealed that a massive 66% of users thought the airport scanners were a good idea as they would improve security and speed up the process.
Passengers who prefer not to be scanned are able to opt for an enhanced pat down check instead. Skyscanner is now surveying users on their opinion as to whether they have ever felt uncomfortable with a pat down search, and whether it more or less of an invasion of privacy than the scan. To cast your vote visit http://www.skyscanner.com/news
Skyscanner's Scot Carlson commented, "I understand that the technology used with the scan blurs facial details ensuring that passengers cannot be recognized and viewing staff cannot see the travellers who are being checked. Therefore I personally don't see this as a privacy issue and am supportive of anything that helps to speed up the often time consuming, although essential security process."