For those people in so much of a hurry to rant about
VB that they forgot to read the details, check this...
A NSW Police spokesman last night confirmed police were not told of the incident until one hour and 40 minutes after the discovery.
There are jurisdiction issues here. Maybe the
NSW Police Comms Centre were not told immediately but..
The matter was brought to the attention of the Australian Protective Services which is the first response unit of the Australian Federal Police, within approximately 15 minutes of discovery of the object.
Timmeee whatever
VB did in this situation you would criticise them, so give it away.
Those people who want to fein outrage at least understand the process before you have a go.
As for baggage handlers carrying a bag to the terminal for Xray. Think about the logic here, they carry hundreds of bags to the terminal every day. Loose bags, boxes and packages often show up on the carousel. What would cause them to think this knotted bag was any different?
REALITY CHECK people, if someone wanted to blow up an aeroplane at ANY Australian airport they could do it. A five, fifteen or two hour notification to the relevant security agency (AFP, APS, OTS) will make no difference.
As for Mr Anderson (the soon to be ex minister)...
The incendiary device aboard a Virgin airliner appeared to have been a hoax and security would have picked up a real terrorist bomb, Transport Minister John Anderson said today.
he must be taking advice from Dick!
