mikeyuk, so why are there so many "bell ringers" who have no idea why they set off the alarm.
You only have to read "Papillon" to know where the cigar tube and knife are hidden. Patting the bum all day will not detect a thing.
As for the person who asked why people cant just be wanded well there are allsorts of weapons out there made of Kevlar and plastic that a metal detector could not find and are just as deadly as metal ones
So the 80% who don't set off the alarm and are not searched are the real threat then!!!!!!!
Pax and crew are searched because they set off the METAL detector, the "wand" should the primary tool for locating that metal.
AB