Vietnamese aviation authorities have ordered the drafting of security standards on preventing and fighting theft targeting property in the checked luggage of air passengers and air transported goods.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) recently assigned its Aviation Security Department to prepare such security standards and submit them to it for issuing within this month, said CAAV chief Lai Xuan Thanh.

These security benchmarks will be applied at airports and relevant agencies.

This file photo shows passengers receiving their checked luggage at Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi.

Any such thefts must be reported to local air security forces and airport authorities immediately, who will in turn refer the cases to police for investigation, the CAAV underscored.

The CAAV also called for improvements to security infrastructure at all airports to strengthen the efficiency of the detection and prevention of thefts.

The civil aviation authority has asked the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam to proceed with the building of air security fences at all airports.
The supervision systems for checked luggage and air cargo must be improved and cameras must be fully installed in areas where the handling and storing of checked luggage take place, said the CAAV.

The CAAV ordered the drafting of security standards after reports stating that theft of assets in checked luggage and air transported goods has increased over the past six months.

(Source: Tuoitrenews)