Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, October 14, 1995 TAG: 9510150004
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: GREG EDWARDS STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Specifically, agents have been alerting customers that most airlines now require all travelers over 18 years old to present identification at the time they check in for a flight and that the identification must match the name on the ticket.
Passengers must show either an identification card with a photo, such as a driver's license, or two non-photo IDs, such as a Social Security card and a birth certificate.
World Travel Service and Martin Travel, both of Roanoke, have been faxing information about the new security measures, effective on Oct. 1, to their customers. Neither company, however, has heard from customers who have run afoul of the new requirements.
Mark Courtney, a spokesman for Roanoke Regional Airport, said he didn't know which airlines were requiring the identification but said that would be up to the individual carriers. The airlines have always had the right to require the identification, he said.
Other security measures being implemented, Courtney said, include:
Requirements for clearly identifying all luggage.
Increased security patrols throughout the airport.
Prohibitions against leaving vehicles unattended near the airport terminal.
Inspections of luggage and car trunks.
The measures are common-sense types of things that should not create much inconvenience for passengers, Courtney said.
Martin Travel, though, advised its passengers that check-in times have been increased from 30 minutes to a minimum of one hour before departure.
On Oct. 1, Federal Transportation Secretary Frederico Pena asked air carriers to begin implementing the measures and other types of transportation to review their own security procedures.
Pena said it was prudent to ensure measures were in place to deter terrorist or criminal acts against transportation.
by CNB