Airport security boost

Press, 24 February 1978, Page 4

Airport security boost

Christchurch Airport will ' get three more security cers as part of a boost to: security forces at New Zea- , land's three international < airports. The chief security officer J at Christchurch Airport (Mr R. J. Crooks) said the local , appointments will be made ‘ from Wellington. The three , new officers would g atlyj* help the existing staff of 17. “It will give us better cov- ’ erage and help afford relief , for annual leave." Auckland Airport ha* al-'-teadv received most of the , 16 extra officers which have ' been authorised b\ rhe ‘ Ministry of Transport s Civil Aviation Division. Ten more \ have been recruited there.• , a cording to the Press Xsso- j' cation, bringing the total to 1 35. But Wellington will receive s only two. Most of the new B-e being taken from an orig nal list of applicant drawn 3 tto last Julv whei ‘he new 1 Airport Securitv ser. ii-.-t he- r gan advertising to- staff. ,s The decision to recruit extra people lor nassenger t necking was nade bv a ° C abiner Sub-nommirree on Sta’e Services. t The Auckland api-om- ’ merits have resulted in s v - c i iritv «ser\ icp ( there catling off a ban on ivo r ki n g o v f*rtirn(> ■Staff ar Auckland reportedlv said ves’erdav that r while th® io new recruits a l'ere still short of the |fi V t*v’ra staff they believed a were reouired, tfiev at least t r-sed the immediate short- ; •ge of manpower. o A