ATC talks with former Northwest Airlines Security chief Douglas Laird

by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public Radio

A suspicious piece of luggage led to the shutdown of parts of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities gave the "all-clear" after they found no threat.

Does the false-alarm that partially shut down Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport represent the "new normal" for airport operations?

All Things Considered host Tom Crann talked to former Northwest Airlines Security chief Douglas Laird about the incident. He's president of Laird Associates, an aviation security consulting firm based in Reno, Nevada.