Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
Since the 9/11 incident, has screening detected any person trying to bring aboard items that could be used in a hijack? I recall the person with the flammable stuff in his shoe and the resultant minimal liquids allowed aboard.
I am not talking about nail clippers or the plastic knife from the chinese takeaway in the terminal. Have any REAL attempts been thwarted? Twenty years we have endured worse and worse inconvenience.
You would be very surprised to see the stuff people try to take on board aircraft that gets picked up at the screening points. If it was called "Safety" screening instead of "Security" it would be more accurate, however, is the guy with a knife disguised as a belt buckle the type of guy you want on your aircraft with a knife disguised as a belt buckle?