SubscribeAIGIS Threat Containment Units at centre of Houston George Bush Airport praised.
During their joint visit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, along with Kip Hawley, administrator for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) praised the airport for its progressive use of technology and innovative security measures including AIGIS mobile Threat Containment Units now positioned at the TSA security checkpoints in all terminals at both Bush and William P. Hobby airports.
Bomb Containment Unit
The first-of-its-kind unit, which debuted nationally at IAH, is designed to quickly allow security personnel to remove suspicious items from the checkpoint area without a disruption or halt to operations.
“The way we look at it, it is better to evacuate the problem not the building,” said David Williams, IAH public safety assistant director. “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.”