Airport Security &
the Big Event: from the World Cup to the 2012 Olympics
With the FIFA World Cup set to kick off in South Africa in June and, thereafter, the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and the 2012 Olympic Games in London to look forward to, Chanize Thorpe explores what this means for the international airports involved and considers how aviation security measures will be ramped up well in advance of the opening ceremonies. 2010 FIFA World Cup
“South Africa is ready for the World Cup” was the prevailing phrase uttered by South African Airways (SAA) officials present at Durban’s INDABA tourism exhibition on 8-11 May 2010. The highly anticipated month-long event will take place
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between 11 June and 11 July with 64 matches to be played in the country’s ten stadiums and nine cities. The big- gest crowd turnouts are expected in the Golden Triangle city stadiums of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium, the last of the five new venues built for the tournament.
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The nerves of South African Airways’ executives have been understandably strained due to the six-year long preparation for the world's biggest football extravaganza, the global scrutiny, and the 350,000 foreign visitors who will descend upon the country using their airplanes. However, a strategic plan has been carefully mapped out
June 2010 Aviationsecurityinternational
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