A recent poll by cheap flights search engine Skyscanner reveals that 66% of travellers are in favour of airport body scanners.

Edinburgh, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/18/2010 -- Two thirds of travelers are in favor of plans to install body scanners in airports, according to the latest poll on the travel search site Skyscanner.

The cheap flights search engine found that 66% voted that airport scanners were a good idea as they would speed up security checks and improve security, whilst 30% said that they disapproved, largely on health and privacy grounds. (4% gave other answers).

Over 400 people voted in the poll, and the results clearly show that most travelers were in favor of the scanners.

Barry Smith, Skyscanner co-founder and business director of Skyscanner, Europe's leading flight comparison engine that also supplies long haul cheap flights to Sydney, which could soon be affected commented:

"As long as the machines are safe and any potential privacy issues can be solved, travellers are in favour of anything which will make flying safer and security checks faster. If it saves me from having to take my shoes off, empty my pockets and remove my belt, I'm all for them."

The Skyscanner poll did reveal that some travellers had concerns over the safety of the scanning machines, specifically the health issues of being x-rayed. The UK's busiest airport, Heathrow, will be one of the first airports to introduce the scanners on flights to London, however, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) say the technology is harmless, and that the amount of radiation produced is minimal, equating to what a person would naturally receive in just two minutes of flying on an airplane.

Other respondents believed that the scanners would not increase passenger safety; Skyscanner user Vasco Sotomaior left a message on Skyscanner's Facebook page explaining his reasons for being against the scanners:

"There's no use for it. The threat exists, but it is so little that it doesn't justify it. The current measures are more than enough".

Trials with the body scanners are already taking place in some airports and train stations across Europe and the US. So passengers hopping across the pond on flights to New York from several European airports could experience this new security measure soon. The technology blurs facial details ensuring that passengers cannot be recognised and images are viewed by staff in walled-off rooms where they cannot see travellers who are being checked.

Passengers who prefer not to be scanned will be able to opt for the traditional pat down check instead.

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Since Skyscanner was founded in 2002, our mission has been to create the first website in the world to show every single commercial flight on earth – hence our slogan – never miss a flight.

By comparing hundreds of airlines and thousands of routes, we make it easy for you never to miss a flight deal. With over 600 different carriers and 670,000 different routes listed, we're getting closer to this goal every day.

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Cheap flights search engine Skyscanner takes a look at some of the new routes being introduced by the UK’s top budget airlines to help you cut the cost of your summer holidays this year.

Edinburgh, Scotland -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/13/2010 -- With the demise of an unusually high number of airlines in 2009 the industry was looking in poor shape. However, things are not all doom and gloom in 2010 with many airlines still announcing new routes for the coming year.

Cheap flights search engine Skyscanner takes a look at some of the new routes being introduced by the UK's top budget airlines to help you cut the cost of your summer holidays this year.

"It seems that many of the budget airlines are tapping into the non-eurozone destinations again this summer suggesting that countries such as Turkey, Egypt and Croatia which were popular in 2009 are still all the rage in 2010. If you're looking for low cost flights then consider looking outside of Europe to get some of the best deals." says Sam Baldwin, Skyscanner Travel Editor.

EasyJet are looking East to Turkey, Hungary and Croatia, with several cheap flights to Budapest, Bodrum, Dalaman and the East coast of Croatia already announced from UK airports such as Stansted, Bristol and Liverpool.

Pegasus Airlines is also hoping to capitalise on the perception of Turkey as a cheaper alternative to eurozone countries by releasing several new routes including cheap flights to Dalaman, Istanbul, Bodrum and Antalya.

Irish favourites Ryanair have added new routes to the sun spots of Faro, Ibiza, Malta and Valencia to their list of destinations, as well as Tampere, with flights to the Finnish city available from Edinburgh from April 1st.

Regional airline Flybe has added several new French destinations for 2010, including Avignon, Bordeaux, Rennes, Limoges, and Bergerac. Channel Islands Guernsey and Jersey are also new for 2010.

Long haul flights are also seeing a resurgence with cheap flights to Sydney, Bangkok and New York also making a welcome come back to many carriers' routes.

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