Comments on: Airport Security

By: Mary Branscombe

Mary Branscombe — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:06:52 +0000

This is standard at most UK airports and it is indeed to speed up security scanning - it was always the rule but the heavy enforcement came out of the same bombing threat last year as the liquid ban. It totally sucks and they should hire more people to run the scanners (it’s not the number of machines as much as the staff levels - but you will have had something in the fine print on your booking about it and if not you should complain to your airline.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:19:40 +0000

I go through Heathrow a lot and have learnt to have only one bag - although I see situations like yours happening a lot with other passengers.
But the question remains, why only one bag? Other airports can manage more, why not here? So I complained once and found out that the reason has nothing to do with security and everything to do with money. In the transfer halls there are not enough scanners so large delays result. Instead of buying more scanners, it seems that BAA (who run the airport) have decided to place the burden on the passengers (under the “security” banner) and restricted the bags to one.

If you want to complain to BAA you can go to http://www.heathrowairport.com –> About BAA Heathrow –> Talking Points

By: la langouste

la langouste — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:08:04 +0000

Went to Nouméa last November, came back from Hobart last week. That means going through 7 different airports (Geneva, Frankfurt, Singapore, Sydney and then Hobart, Sydney again, Bangkok and London). The only places where I was annoyed about my luggage or something were Frankfurt and London. Yes, 2 european airports. As a Swiss-French national, that does not make me feel proud of it.

By: jess

jess — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:49:28 +0000

Hey Stephanie.

I know what you mean. It seems that traveling is getting more and more inconvenient. I just saw this video I think you'll like about new measures of airport security. CHeck it out: http://travelistic.com/video/show/2036

By: Bertrand

Bertrand — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:44:56 +0000

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070121.html

No comment...

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:29:33 +0000

Assez d’accord, Danaée, sauf qu’ils n’avaient malheureusement pas un stand fourmissant de grands sacs en plastic: entre un couloir menant à un avion en train de se vider, l’immigration d’un côté et la sécurité de l’autre, il n’y avait pas tellement d’options.

By: Bill Pearson

Bill Pearson — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:57:45 +0000

Sounds like a bad experience. I totally concur with your comments about airline security though. Where else are you submitted to this degrading behavior?

By: Danaée

Danaée — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:27:13 +0000

Finalement, vous auriez pu prendre n’importe quel sac de plastique et tout mettre dedans et simplement entrer dans l’avion! Quelle histoire, quand même!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:06:17 +0000

I’m fine, and the rest of the journey was fine too. It was just a bad moment.

By: justgraham

justgraham — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:02:48 +0000

I was picturing your dilemma and feeling the pain. Sorry you had to endure all that. Hope your feeling better now.

By: Hello Kitty Hell

Hello Kitty Hell — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:15:00 +0000

I’ve bribed all security at airports to give people that carry Hello Kitty a hard time

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:12:12 +0000

OMG! Sound horrible - so sorry to hear that. I hate the whole thing passionately - shoes off, one bag, liquids in a sandwich bag, etc. Makes me angry every time.