Should never have been disallowed, all a bl00dy great over reaction!!!
We've seen many times how good a background "security" check has been
on some airline staff.
JW411, I answer this question also as someone who flies aeroplanes every day!!!
On a similar topic, when's the metal cutlery coming back? (at least to the UK and Aussie routes) Metal knives and forks very much the order of the day for most of our (EK) destinations. I really don't see the logic of crappy plastics when you can go through security to the duty free and pick up a GLASS bottle of flammable liquid
