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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 09:48
Women scanned more often at airport
김포공항 ‘전신검색’ 90%가 여성
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Security personnel check a full body scanner at Incheon International Airport, Aug. 12, ahead of a trial operation in September. / Korea Times

By Lee Hyo-sik

Watch out for full body scanners, female air travelers! You are 10 times more likely to be scanned at airports than your male counterparts.

According to data submitted by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs to Rep. Cho Won-jin of the Grand National Party Monday, 1,963 women had to go through a full body scanner at Gimpo International Airport from October 2010 through July this year. Only 205 male air travelers were subject to the scanning over the same period.

At Jeju International Airport, 952 female air travelers underwent the screening, compared to 573 male passengers.

The government installed three full body scanners at Incheon International Airport, and one each at Jeju, Gimpo and Gimhae airports in October last year, ahead of the G20 Seoul summit a month later.

Despite concerns over possible invasions of privacy, the scanner was introduced as part of government efforts to beef up air travel security.

Airport authorities said they have been scanning passengers suspected of posing a threat to other travelers and airplanes, and those who are blacklisted or did not pass the initial security procedure. Those who refuse to undergo the body scanning can instead choose to be searched manually by immigration officers.

``It is problematic that the majority of travelers scanned through the device are women. I think this could be seen as sexual discrimination and violation of their privacy. Airport authorities should be more careful when selecting who to scan,’’ Rep. Cho said.

In response, Korea Airport Corp. (KAC), operator of Gimpo, Jeju and 12 other local airports, issued a statement Monday, saying more women have been subject to the scanning simply because there are more female travelers.

``Among Chinese and Japanese entering Korea through Gimpo and Jeju airports, women are the outright majority. Also, many women wear metal accessories and other objects that trigger an alarm when they go through a detector,’’ the statement said.

A KAC spokeswoman stressed that due to possible concerns over the invasion of privacy, the airports have been scanning only a small number of international travelers who could endanger other passengers or airplanes.

``Only 0.3 percent of international passengers entering and exiting Gimpo and Jeju airports have been subject to the screening. Those who fail to pass the initial security screening can choose to either undergo scanning or be searched by immigration officers,’’ she said.

The spokeswoman said the security personnel guiding the passenger through the scanner cannot see the scanned image, adding that another employee viewing the image is positioned away from the passenger.

김포공항 ‘전신검색’ 90%가 여성
공사 “여성이 금속탐지 자주 걸려” 김포공항과 제주공항의 전신검색이 여성 승객에 치우쳐 운영된 것으로 나타났다. 국회 국토해양위원회 소속 조원진(한나라당) 의원이 18일 한국공항공사에서 받은 ‘공항별 전신검색 실적’을 보면, 김포공항은 지난해 10월부터 올해 상반기까지 전신검색을 실시한 승객 2168명 가운데 여성이 1963명에 이르렀다. 남성(205명)에 견주면 10배 가까이 많다. 제주공항도 1525명의 피검색자 가운데 여성이 952명으로, 573명에 그친 남성보다 379명이 많았다. 반면, 인천공항공사가 운영하는 인천공항은 1만4099명의 피검색자 가운데 남성이 9832명, 여성이 4232명이었다. 전신검색기는 지난해 10월부터 테러 예방을 위해 인천, 김포, 김해, 제주공항 등 4개 공항에서 본격적으로 운영하고 있다. 조 의원 쪽은 한국공항공사 소속인 김포공항과 제주공항의 전신검색에서 여성이 압도적으로 많은 것은 모호한 규정 탓이라고 지적했다. ‘한국공항공사 자체보안계획’에는 주관적 판단이 작용할 수 있는 프로파일링 기법(의심승객 선별·관찰기법)에 의한 검색과 ‘기타 사유’ 등이 전신검색 사유에 포함돼 있다. 반면 인천공항공사는 국내외 국가와 보안기관 등에서 사전 통보받은 사람 등 3가지로 규정이 객관화돼 있다. 한국공항공사는 “김포·제주공항은 일본과 중국의 여성 단체관광객이 몰리는데, 이들이 주로 복대나 피어싱 등 1차 문형금속탐지 검색에 걸려 2차로 전신검색하는 사례가 많다”며 “전신검색은 자체 보안계획 등 기준에 따라 엄격히 시행하고 있다”고 해명했다.
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