Reports now show that the UK government has announced new steps and measures that will be put in place to enhance airline security in the UK. These steps do include drawing up a “no fly” list of potential terrorists.

The people that find themselves on the Home Office’s watch list, would not be allowed to fly to the UK. There will also be a larger list identifying those who should be subjected to special measures, including enhanced screening, before being allowed to board a plane in the UK.

This move is in direct response to the failed Christmas Day bombing of an airline while it made its way from Amsterdam to Detroit city in the US. The bombing was planned by a Nigerian national student that had been studying in the UK.

Some of the other measures that will be included are the immediate suspension of direct flights to Yemen. This is where the alleged terrorist was apparently radicalized by al Qaeda. There will also be a greater sharing of information with security agencies abroad and an ability to track people traveling into any major airport in the UK.

The UK government will also be looking into the most sophisticated technology to identify hidden explosives alongside the introduction of new body scanners in UK airports. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that Yemen was both an incubator and a potential safe haven for terrorism. He then went on to add that the government would work with the country to improve its security regime. Mr Brown said that they had agreed with Yemenia airlines, pending enhanced security, that they suspend their direct flights to the UK from Yemen with immediate effect.