SIA step up security checks

Changi Airport, SIA step up security checks

Passengers flying to the US from Singapore can now expect stricter security checks, including body searches.

These are among the global stepped-up measures requested by US authorities, following a foiled bomb attack over Detroit on Christmas Day.

Singapore Airlines operates 35 flights to the United States every week.

And on Friday, security measures on-board were tightened to include - among other rules - requiring passengers to be seated during the final hour of the flight.

In-flight entertainment systems will also be shut off then, and blankets will have to be removed.

And like Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific and South Korea's Korean Air, the use of cabin phones will also be restricted.

But once travellers arrive in the US, they can also expect more security checks.

News courtesy of Channel Newsasia