With the exception of Frankfurt am Main, security checks at commercial airports in Germany are carried out by private security service providers on behalf of the Federal Police. Cologne/Bonn is now suggesting that – similar to Frankfurt – this could be done on your own.
The latter airport is currently one of those hotspots in Germany where the effects of the staff shortage are particularly noticeable for passengers. There are always hours of waiting at the security checkpoints. The management of Konrad-Adenauer-Flughafen is obviously very dissatisfied with this situation.
In an interview with the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, airport boss Thilo Schmid explains that they are prepared to take on responsibility for the security checks. There is also a willingness to invest money in the technical equipment "in order to speed up the processes". The manager also told the newspaper: "We as an airport are ready to take responsibility for the controls. That also means that we can have a say in the decisions and should have an influence on the organization of the controls”.
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