Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, aviation security worldwide underwent a profound transformation. The strikes carried out by the Al-Qaeda group against the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington sparked a revolution in airport security measures.
The new rules implemented included strict restrictions on carrying articles on airplanes, as well as the installation of reinforced cockpit doors to prevent unauthorized access to the flight deck. These measures became standard internationally in the years following the attacks.
Twenty-five years later, the article addresses the question of how aviation security has evolved since then, questioning whether the measures implemented have been sufficient or if there are still gaps that need to be addressed.
