Airport security includes the techniques and methods used in an attempt to protect passengers, staff, aircraft, and airport property from malicious harm, crime, terrorism, and other threats.
Baggage screening monitoring at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok
A demonstrative image for "Project Hostile Intent."
Passport control at Dubai Airport
TSA passenger screening
Aircraft hijacking is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. Dating from the earliest of hijackings, most cases involve the pilot being forced to fly according to the hijacker's demands. There have also been incidents where the hijackers have overpowered the flight crew, made unauthorized entry into the cockpit and flown them into buildings – most notably in the September 11 attacks – and in several cases, planes have been hijacked by the official pilot or co-pilot; e.g., Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702.
The North Tower of the World Trade Center after being struck by a hijacked airplane
Warning posters in a Central African airport, 2012
United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center complex in New York City during the September 11 attacks
Hijacking assault simulation by South African special forces