And despite the more stringent security measures, some regard the requirements as too little, too late—superficial changes that will not ultimately be effective.

“This whole thing is short-lived,” says Jim Hutchigs, who works at Anthony’s Pier 4, a small store that advertises live Maine lobsters for tourists next to the American Airlines Terminal B security gate. He gestures to the airline employees in front of the security gate. “How long is this going to last?”

The New Measures

The security measures currently in place at Logan go beyond the dozen Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements announced last Wednesday. According to a press release issued this weekend, Logan’s initiatives are the recommendations of a task force of representatives from Massport, the Mass. State Police, the FBI, the FAA, the U.S. Marshal’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service.

The directives include random checks of carry-on luggage by state police, K-9 patrols of airport roadways, cargo areas and ticket counters and state police and federal agents stationed at security checkpoints throughout the airport.