5月24日VOA聽力：埃及航空公司災害警示美國從新存眷航空平安 欲增強機場安檢
The EgyptAir disaster raises questions and concernsat a time when U.S. air travelers already experiencerecord lines and delays passing through security.
Some lawmakers are pointing a finger at IslamicState for last week's crash.
“We know they successfully took down an airlinerflying from Egypt to Russia.
We know that they are working on a bomb that's undetectable.”
If lawmakers are assuming a heightened terrorist threat until evidence proves otherwise,pressure will mount on federal airport screeners, widely reported to be understaffed andoverburdened even on the best of days.
“One of the difficulties we've had is with a great deal of turnover at TSA, and there are certainlymanagement problems at TSA.”
“We have retrained our entire workforce, corrected procedures, improved our technology andanalyzed systemic issues,”
The Transportation Security Administration insists it has fixed gaps and vulnerabilities inscreening identity last year.
“I am also confident that TSA is able to deter, detect and disrupt threats to our aviationsystem.”
Security may be improved, but tempers have been flaring at U.S. airports with some travelerswaiting hours to board their flights.
“On the one hand, we are looking for 100 percent security.
On the other hand, we are looking for complete efficiency so that lines don't back up.
It's an enormously complex and difficult task.”
As America enters the busy summer travel season, the White House has a simple message-safety comes first.
“Obviously, our first priority is making sure that people are safe.
TSA must continue its rigorous security screenings and we're not going to lower ourstandards for the sake of convenience.”
Once pinpointed, the cause of the EgyptAir disaster may or may not heighten concerns aboutthe ability of terrorists to down airliners.
But lawmakers aren't waiting and will be pressing for answers at hearings this week.
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