Perhaps not entirely on the subject, but I have noticed the incresed security since 11 Sept already beginning to slacken off. In Brisbane two weeks ago I watched a passenger (male, scruffy and in my opinion, worthy of close inspection)walk through the 'magnetic archway' and set off the alarm.
"Please empty your pockets." says the security guard,
The pax complies, walks through the archway again, more alarms.
"Its my steel capped boots" says the pax.
"O.K." says the security guard.
and the pax goes on through.
Since I was next in line (and in Uniform - Captain), I raised this with the security guard immediately.
"Look mate, you do your f***ing job and I'll do mine" was the guards reply.
After finding that no superior was available to take this matter any further and making sure that the pax in question was not on my flight, I "..got on with my f***ing job" and filed a report with the company and the airport. I also operated a flight.
