A Bay Area congressman on Friday called for tougher security standards and a study of technology that could have spotted a teenager climbing a fence at Mineta San Jose International Airport and stowing away in the wheel well of a Hawaii-bound airliner nearly two weeks ago.
"The problem is not the barrier," said Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Hayward, after a briefing on Mineta San Jose International Airport's security system that was breached by the teen nearly two weeks ago. Swalwell said the problem is that someone can get across the fence unobserved.
Swalwell said he's pushing for a pilot program to test radar and motion-detecting cameras and other technology that could detect intrusions and alert personnel automatically. The study could include San Jose, he said.
"San Jose has met the standard that TSA has set," he said, referring to the Transportation Security Administration. "I don't accept that those standards protect passengers."
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