KUWAIT: Recommendations by a British anti-terrorism team that visited Kuwait International Airport a few days ago are being implemented to overcome drawbacks mentioned by the team. These include a decision by the Interior Ministry to appoint 100 Kuwaiti and Gulf women at the airport to check IDs, as the British team said there is a shortage of women at the airport.

Interior Ministry's Acting Assistant Undersecretary for outlets security Maj Gen Faisal Al-Seneen said the ministry plans to appoint Kuwaiti and Gulf women at the airport to check and inspect female passengers, and the recruits will be spread in three shifts that face shortages. Seneen said, "We deal with issues transparently and benefit from the experience of those who are ahead of us, especially a developed country like Britain".

He said dealing with the increased number of arrivals and departures as well as the increased number of flights and transit passengers requires an increase in the number of female workers, as "we are suffering a lot from chronic shortages in them". He said the appointees will go through a training course after the interviews. - Al-Rai