uplock,
Thanks for the detail. Guess I missed that one on National Geographic - too many night shifts, no cable at work!
I can't see any security breach in taking parachutes on board.
I-FORD
I'm sorry but you appear to have missed the point of a couple of posts just above yours.
Since a hijacking
has already happened using a parachute, it seems reasonable to ban them from the cabin, just as we've done with guns, knives, hand grenades etc.
Security is always playing catch-up, but do give them some credit for at least trying to prevent a recurrence of an existing scenario.
This ain't paranoia, just common sense, in my view...
Cheers,
The Odd One