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> Airport is MOD police That's wrong. UK airports are protected by whichever constabulary the airport geographically falls under, though the London Greater Met
by junto 10y ago
> Airport is MOD police
That's wrong. UK airports are protected by whichever constabulary the airport geographically falls under, though the London Greater Metropolitan Area and Belfast are slightly different with dedicated units.
The Aviation Security Operational Command Unit (SO18) is a Specialist Operations unit of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The unit is responsible for providing law enforcement and security for both Heathrow and London City airports.[1] London's other airports, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton are policed by Sussex, Essex and the Bedfordshire Police respectively, as they are not located in the Metropolitan Police District.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Security_Operational_Command_Unit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Security_Operationa...
- dogma1138 10y agoThanks for the correction, I was sure that Heathrow went under MOD in the past 10-15 years, especially since most of the AR officer I've seen at Heathrow were wearing the MODP badges (not literally, but cap and shoulder strap :)) but it could've been just localized reinforcement, I think the last time I've noticed a serious number of armed police at heathrow was in the weeks after the xmas day bomber.