Security Scanners

For everyone’s safety, scanning is required by Department for Transport and CAA regulations.

Simply walk into the archway scanner and a security officer tells you where/how to stand. It only takes a few seconds for the scanner to produce an outline image.

Scanners use millimetre wave technology to produce an outline image of a passenger’s body, highlighting any concealed objects. The scan data is conducted by a computer algorithm and is not saved.

All security scanners use millimetre wave technology which has no known health and safety risks. This is a very low-power non-ionising form of electromagnetic technology which emits a level of radiation many times lower than a mobile phone.

(Non-ionising radiation refers to electromagnetic waves which do not alter atoms in molecules by removing electrons).

Yes. The scanner produces a generic image without distinguishing features and we do not keep the image.

If you opt out of the security scanner, our staff carry out an enhanced hand-search in private which may involve the loosening and/or removal of clothing. The Department for Transport considers that this method offers the same level of security assurance as being screened by the walk-through scanner.

No. No-one is exempt from scanning unless they are physically unable to stand in the scanner.