The assistant manager of Japan Airlines in Amsterdam, Johan B. Kalkman, said here Friday night that none of the passengers on the hijacked JAL plane had undergone security checks because the Tokyo-bound plane was not considered a security risk.
Speaking on Dutch television, Kalkman said no security officers ever accompany JAL flights because this is considered “dangerous” for the passengers. He also said there were never any security checks during stop-overs. Fifty-six passengers boarded the JAL plane in Paris, while 67 boarded in Amsterdam.
The Dutch Justice Ministry and the government aviation service have confirmed the absence of security checks for the passengers. At Amsterdam Airport seven security teams of six members each check passengers according to a selective rotating system.
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