Importance of Runway Incursion Mitigation and the Role of Safety Improvements with Perimeter Taxiway Operations at Heathrow Airport

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS1

Questionnaire for Airport Employees1

Questionnaire Analysis for Passengers28

Section 1: Possible Security Threats To Airport33

Section 2: Measures Taken By Manchester, Heathrow And London City Airports To Improve Their Security37

Section 3: Improve The Security41

Heathrow Airport and Security45

Measures and Parameters of Heathrow Airport Security45

REFERENCES46

CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS

Questionnaire for Airport Employees

As far as the understanding of concept of incursion and mitigation is concerned, 62% of the respondents revealed that it is very important to have information and knowledge about the runway incursions at the airport. Only nine percent of the respondents disagreed to the fact that understanding of runway incursion is not as important as other factors.

Q1: Understanding of Runway Incursion and Mitigation

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

46

46.0

46.0

46.0

disagree

9

9.0

9.0

55.0

neutral

29

29.0

29.0

84.0

strongly agree

16

16.0

16.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

Responding to the second question about the perceived reality of runway incursions, 61% of the respondents revealed that it is very important to believe that there exists a possibility of runway incursions at the airport.

Q2: Reality of Railway Incursion

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

40

40.0

40.0

40.0

disagree

11

11.0

11.0

51.0

neutral

27

27.0

27.0

78.0

strongly agree

21

21.0

21.0

99.0

strongly disagree

1

1.0

1.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

In relation to the third question about the role of security officials to address runway incursions, 66% of the respondents revealed that security officials have a vital role to play in order to address the event of runway incursions at the airport.

Q3: Positive Role of Airport Security Officials

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

43

43.0

43.0

43.0

disagree

11

11.0

11.0

54.0

neutral

22

22.0

22.0

76.0

strongly agree

23

23.0

23.0

99.0

strongly disagree

1

1.0

1.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

With regard to the fourth question about the agents who manipulate information about the security risk at the airport, 65% of the respondents revealed that there are some agents, who, in order to safeguard their vested interest, do tend to manipulate the information about the security of the runway and airport.

Q4: Manipulating Issue of Runway Incursion

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

39

39.0

39.0

39.0

disagree

10

10.0

10.0

49.0

neutral

22

22.0

22.0

71.0

strongly agree

26

26.0

26.0

97.0

strongly disagree

3

3.0

3.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

In connection with the fifth question about the confusion about the validity of the information about the security risk at the airport, 62% of the respondents revealed that it is possible that there exist a total confusion about the validity of the information provided regarding the security risk at the airport.

Q5: Confusion about the Information

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

33

33.0

33.0

33.0

disagree

12

12.0

12.0

45.0

neutral

25

25.0

25.0

70.0

strongly agree

29

29.0

29.0

99.0

strongly disagree

1

1.0

1.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

For the sixth question about primary source of information about runway incursion, 66% of the respondents revealed that television, print media, and the internet serve as the primary source of information for the travellers about the possible incursion incident.

Q6: Primary Source of Information about Runway Incursion

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

42

42.0

42.0

42.0

disagree

5

5.0

5.0

47.0

neutral

28

28.0

28.0

75.0

strongly agree

24

24.0

24.0

99.0

strongly disagree

1

1.0

1.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

Responding to another question about the knowledge and understanding of the concept of runway incursion, 73% of the respondents revealed that it is very important to have information and knowledge about the runway incursions at the airport.

Q7: Knowledge about Runway Incursion

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

51

51.0

51.0

51.0

disagree

4

4.0

4.0

55.0

neutral

23

23.0

23.0

78.0

strongly agree

22

22.0

22.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

In response to the eighth question, most of the respondents - about 64% held the point of view that airport security officials have the responsibility to highlight social issues related to the hazard of runway incursion.

Q8: Social Issues about Runway Incursion

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

agree

44

44.0

44.0

44.0

disagree

8

8.0

8.0

52.0

neutral

26

26.0

26.0

78.0

strongly agree

20

20.0

20.0

98.0

strongly disagree

2

2.0

2.0

100.0

Total

100

100.0

100.0

In response to the another question, about the awareness of runway incursion within the common public ...