KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Top Asian budget carrier AirAsia said Tuesday it will become the world’s first airline to check the passports of all its passengers against Interpol’s global database of 42 million stolen or lost travel documents by end of this month.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 two months ago revealed a gaping loophole in aviation security when two passengers were found to have boarded the plane with stolen passports. Interpol said it had information on the theft of the passports but authorities hadn’t checked its database.

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