The directive highlighted the case of four airline staff who werecaught allegedly transporting drugs that caused wide public attention recently.

These allegations, according to CAAV, have damaged theimage and reputation of the national airline, as well as posing potentialthreats to aviation safety and security.

The case also showed how the previous directive on smugglingprevention had not been taken effectively by airlines.

Through the directive, CAAV commanded related units, businessesand individuals to take responsibility and discipline if needed those who don'tfollow the directive.

The authority also asked aviation enterprises to activelystrengthen internal security control for aviation employees; raising theirawareness of the safety-security aviation culture, as well as the harm to theimage of the country and the business from actions to violate the law.

Airports are ordered to strengthen control of people and objectscarried to the restricted area, and resolutely handle cases of enteringrestricted areas for improper purposes and transporting objects that are not onthe registered list.

The administration also asked enterprises to enhanceinspecting of cabin crews’ baggage before and after flights, strictly handle itaccording to regulations, following the principles of “resolute, persistent,regular and no restriction zone”./.