The September 11th attack
New FAA regulations
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Passengers must go to airport ticket counters to check their baggage. Curbside and off-airport check-ins are prohibited.
Passengers should expect more identification checks, more screening with hand-held detectors and more physical searches of carry-on bags.
Visitors will no longer be able to pass through security checkpoints to pick up passengers at gates.
Reduced access to runways and other secure areas of the airport
Knives and cutting tools, including pocket knives, are prohibited.
Increased use of bomb-sniffing dogs or explosive detecting machine for checked bags
Uniformed security officers will be assigned to airports.
Airport-related employer and vendor IDs will be checked.
All planes will be searched before passengers board.
Source: Federal Aviation Administration