Aviation securityA woman wearing only black underwear gets hour-long airport security search
An Oklahoma woman tried to avoid being subjected to an enhanced pat-down at the Oklahoma City airport by showing up for the flight wearing only her underwear; the fact that she was wearing black knickers and a black bra did not make a difference, though: after traces of nitrate were found on her body, she was given an enhanced search, which made her miss her flight to Phoenix
Tammy Banovac ready for screening // Source: dailymail.co.uk
A woman in a wheelchair arrived at an airport wearing only her underwear to avoid an “enhanced” pat down, only to be subjected to an hour-long security search after traces of nitrate were found on her body.
Tammy Banovac, 52, said she decided to travel wearing only knickers and a bra after undergoing a search two weeks earlier. Referring to the earlier search, she told he Oklahoman newspaper: “If it happened anywhere else, it would have been sexual assault.”
When she turned up at Oklahoma City airport hoping to be processed quickly, she was once again given an extra search, which caused her to miss her flight to Phoenix.
A video of the incident, showing the wheelchair-bound passenger in her black underwear and carrying her pet lapdog, was filmed by another passenger and posted on YouTube.
The Telegraph reports that officials said she was given the “enhanced” search this time because traces of nitrates, which can be used in explosives, were found on her body.
Nitrates are also found in medications and could also have come from a recent hunting trip she went on.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has faced a growing outcry over new security measures at U.S. airports, with many travelers complaining they are invasive and humiliating.
In the latest case an Oklahoma City Airport spokesman said the TSA acted appropriately and “did everything they should have done.”
