Travel to the United States, prepared to face tight security

 
PLANNING a trip to America? Be prepared to deal with stringent security barricades as new measures to thwart terrorism efforts. If not ready, you may not get there.

Here's what you need to know about the scanner body and Secure Flight, a new program that requires travelers to provide more information when booking tickets.

The presence of body scan tool grows in various U.S. airports. Officially known as the Advanced Imaging Technology machines, scan tool will take a detailed picture of the human body.

Currently, there are nearly 300 scanning device in 61 U.S. airports, whether large or small. However, it is only a fraction of 382 primary airports that are listed in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Scanning device is used in big cities like San Francisco, Miami and Las Vegas, but not in New York.

Transportation Security Administration, which oversees airport security, hoping to have 450 machines that everything will be installed at the end of the year, although not told the new location. This machine will be able to detect plastic or chemical explosives, and weapons are not made of metal.

There are two types of scan tools. One of them is a portal which requires the passenger side six feet in it with his hands above his head, while the radio wave technology to check the body to produce three-dimensional image.

The device emits about 10,000 times less energy than cell phone radio frequencies, according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Models using X-ray technology It looks like two big boxes side by side. Travelers who come must be stopped briefly while the machine takes a picture on the monitor. TSA said the radiation was equivalent to 2 minutes on an airplane.

In addition to the two scanning device, other things that will be applied is the Secure Flight or flight safety. This is a behind the scenes efforts TSA to match the person alleged to potential terrorists to the list.

The program has been launched in stages, which will officially begin on 1 November. The program requires airlines to collect passenger's full name, date of birth and gender on the reservation. Passengers who do not provide information, at least 72 hours before the flight was not going to get a boarding pass.

You also can have problems when I arrived at the airport if the name on the ticket does not match as listed on the identification of government.

Before leaving, some of this information may be useful for you.

* Check the spelling of your ticket. Contact the airline if you find any errors.
* Do not use a nickname when booking.
* If you recently married or changed your name, flight ticket messages with the same name on the passport.
* Pay attention. Make sure the order with full name because a small difference can cause a security agent at the airport to do a double-take and slow you down.