DoI says releasing information could aid terrorists
Emergency response procedures for the Isle of Man Airport won’t be made public because terrorists could use the information.
The Department of Infrastructure has refused to publish them following an incident at Ronaldsway last month.
A Freedom of Information request asking for a copy of the procedures was made, by an unknown person, the day after the airport was evacuated on 16 June.
Ronaldsway was closed for a number of hours after airport security identified a potentially suspicious item in the baggage checking area which was later found not to pose a threat.
Responding to the request the DoI said: "We are satisfied that disclosing the Emergency Response Procedures for the airport would harm the national security of the Isle of Man."
It added that the release of the information into the public domain could 'compromise all security measures' and such information could be used to aid those 'engaged in terrorist activities'.
The department also says disclosing the procedures could also discourage other organisations, including the UK Department for Transport, from sharing information relating to aviation security.
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