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The Sinister, Scary Impact of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
subject to increased screening for routes into select destinations such as the US.
Inflight security measures will be introduced and commuter comfort decreased due

to enhanced measures. Significant disparity between standards will result and vary
from one airline, location and cultural hub to another.

Passports and verifiable databases will be readdressed. Limited measures will
D be made to upgrade current formats for identification, with the prospect of a
E secondary identification document required by some locations or jurisdictions on
C top of the boarding pass, passport, visa application and other already ineffective

E documentations requirements for capable, resourced criminal and threat groups.
P Increased cost will be passed on to providers with longer delays for travellers as

T systems try to speak to each other and access data through secure, timely and ever
I changing and failing systems.
O

N New threats, concerns and controls will emerge once the full specifics of the

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 emerge and are investigated. Immediate, reactive
measures will abound and family and community groups will unify to apply

pressure on those seen to be or identified as responsible. While public interest
and support may wain, online, sustained campaigns will emerge, updating the

general public, news agencies and invested parties. Tactics, lessons learnt and new
or improved solutions to those aspects that didn’t work fully will be refined and
practiced by threat groups. A new generation of aviation, terrorism and related

security experts will be borne and contribute to the incident commentary and the
renewed pursuit of preventing or capturing those select individuals and groups

capable or intent on repeating the fear and tragedy associated with Malaysia
Airlines flight MH370.

Conclusion

The events and issues surrounding the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
has created a suite of scary and sinister concerns for international travel, mobility,
security and risk managers as a result. It is understandable now how and where this

incident will influence or change the aviation and travel industries. The issues range
from technology deficiencies, crisis management, capable threat sources, news

reporting to aviation security and management. These issues will also impact the
future of travellers and managers alike. For those charged with the preparation and

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