MOSCOW, July 7 (RAPSI) – The State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill on improvement of legislation in the sphere of air security, according to the database of the lower house of parliament.

The bill, among other legislative changes, allows police officers to conduct thorough inspection at air transport vehicles both before and after flights.

Authors of the draft law note that the initiative is supposed to free police forces from unfamiliar roles and improve law enforcement at certain infrastructure objects and air transport.