Security interview

How it is used

Used for an airport security process, distinct from a job interview or a routine booking enquiry.

Example sentences

1. During the security interview, the officer asked who had packed my suitcase.

   The question concerns control over baggage before travel.

2. The security interview took place before I reached the airline's check-in desk.

   This questioning can be a separate stage in departure procedures.

Common collocations

• conduct a security interview
• pre-departure security interview

Related terms

• security checkThe place and process at an airport where staff screen passengers and their cabin bags for dangerous or banned items before they reach the gates.
• check inTo show your ticket and passport and hand over your bags at the airport before a flight, or to register when you arrive at a hotel.

More terms: Security Screening

• liquids
• metal detector
• tray
• body scanner
• prohibited items
• pat-down
• repacking area
• explosive trace detection
• secondary screening