Jade Darko says she was left on the verge of tears after an experience with body scanners at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport:
Jade Darko says she was left on the verge of tears after an experience with body scanners at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport.When Jade Darko was travelling through security at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport last week, she said she was left on the verge of tears.
She said staff suggested she walk through the body scanner again, this time classifying her as a male to skirt around the scan's inaccuracy. But Ms Darko pointed out she would face the same problem as the machine would detect her breasts, too, as an "anomaly". Full-body scanners have been placed under scrutiny by travellers who have experienced uncomfortable incidents when passing through security.Melbourne's Terminal 4 technology is one of the country's first that uses 3D computed tomography by UK company Smiths Detection, aimed to improve efficiency and tighten security measures."It's my personal opinion that this is a form of security which is unlikely to stop someone that has malicious intent," she said.
The traveller in front of her, who was wearing a "big bulky jumper", she said, was not required to strip his clothing to pass through the scanner. Sydney Airport responded to Milligan's tweet, expressing their apologies and confirmed they will make further enquiries with their security contractor.This Australian disability advocate pushed for Lizzo to remove a slur from her lyrics. It worked
SBS News asked Certis if any exemptions were applicable to travellers who felt uncomfortable removing their outerwear for personal or religious reasons.
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