# From Hours at Security to Bulletproof Cockpits: How 9/11 Changed Air Travel

https://mins.news/en/item/54213

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-11 07:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/11/from-hours-at-security-to-bulletproof-cockpits-how-9-11-changed-air?traffic_source=rss

> The September 11 attacks transformed air travel worldwide. The US Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 created the TSA and required federal screening of all passengers and baggage, while cockpit doors were reinforced and locked. Air marshals, shoe checks and restrictions on liquids followed as security measures expanded.

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