THE EFFECT OF PASSENGGERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF PROHIBITED ITEMS AT THE PASSANGER SECURITY CHECK POINT ON FLIGHT SAFETY AT AIRPORT DJALALUDDIN GORONTALO

Abstract

Airport serves as a facility for providing aviation services, with two sides: the air side and the land side. On the land side, there is a Passenger Security Check Point facility that functions for security checks on all passengers, individuals, and their carry-on items entering restricted security areas. Djalaluddin Gorontalo Airport is managed by the Ministry of Transportation at the Passenger Security Check Point, prohibited items carried by passengers that could endanger flight safety are still found. The research conducted is related to passengers' knowledge about prohibited items and the impact of passengers' knowledge about prohibited items on flight safety at Djalaluddin Gorontalo Airport. Using a quantitative method and distributing questionnaires to 34 passengers and 34 aviation security officers at Djalaluddin Gorontalo Airport. The data obtained were then analyzed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient test and simple linear regression analysis. The research results indicate that passengers' knowledge about prohibited items at Djalaluddin Gorontalo Airport is already quite good however, there are still passengers who do not fully understand and comprehend prohibited items. There is room for improvement in passengers' knowledge about prohibited items through socialization or education before flights. The data analysis also reveals a strong correlation between variable X and variable Y, which is 0.820. From this value, it can be concluded that passengers' knowledge and flight safety have a strong influence.