The Summer Olympic Games, which start next month in Paris, will provide complications for private aircraft operators heading to the City of Lights. Traffic sparked by the games will further compound what would normally be a busy summer tourism season for the French capital.
Speaking last week at the NBAA White Plains Regional Forum at New York's Westchester County Airport, Matt Burdette—director of global security with United Health—noted that the heightened publicity and crowds around the Olympics will result in a heavy security posture (both police and military) in an attempt to avert acts of terrorism and violent protests. Despite these potential dangers, however, the most common threat remains street crime. He stressed that those heading to Paris should have digital backups of their passports and other identification, along with credit card numbers, to make it easier to replace these items if lost.
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