Washington DC, US: An airline passenger has her boarding pass and identification papers reviewed by a TSA officer at a security checkpoint inside Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportPhotograph: Paul J Richards/guardian.co.ukLos Angeles, US: A police K-9 unit officer and his dog ride an escalator at Los Angeles International Airport Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/guardian.co.ukLos Angeles, US: A passenger holds her baby as she prepares to go through a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/guardian.co.uk
Washington, US: A sign informs passengers of a High Risk of Terrorist Attack at the departure security line at Reagan National AirportPhotograph: Kevin Lamarque/guardian.co.ukMilan, Italy: Italian policemen look on in a bathroom where a suspicious package was found, at Malpensa airport. Bomb experts destroyed the parcel, but officials said it contained no explosivesPhotograph: Luca Bruno/guardian.co.ukNew Jersey, US: A transportation security administration officer checks the identification of a passenger at a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International AirportPhotograph: Mike Segar/guardian.co.ukMaryland, US: A transportation security administration official walks by passengers as they wait to check in at Baltimore Washington International Airport Photograph: Jim Watson/guardian.co.ukBritish Columbia, Canada: A child sleeps as he waits with his family to check in for a flight to the Philippines at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond. The computer system at the airport went down for hours causing long waits for passengers trying to check in for all flights, adding to delays already caused by new security regulationsPhotograph: Darryl Dyck/guardian.co.ukBerlin, Germany: An x-ray machine shows a passenger's hand luggage at a security check at Tegel AirportPhotograph: Sean Gallup/guardian.co.ukLos Angeles, US: A transportation security administration officer looks at a Rubik's cube as he inspects a passenger's luggage at Los Angeles International Airport Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/guardian.co.ukFrankfurt/Main, Germany: Police officers patrol through the airportPhotograph: Thomas Lohnes/guardian.co.ukTexas, US: A TSA officer screens airline passengers at Dallas/Fort Worth International AirportPhotograph: Tom Pennington/guardian.co.ukBritish Columbia, Canada: Passengers line up to check in for international flights at Vancouver International Airport in RichmondPhotograph: Darryl Dyck/guardian.co.ukNew Jersey, US: A TSA officer carries out a physical search on a passenger at a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International AirportPhotograph: Mike Segar/guardian.co.uk
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