Re: Security checks for crews are getting to the riduculous!
Just to add had to laugh when at Athens recently the Capt had his nailclippers/nail file confiscated at security and was told that they'd be handed to the aircraft Captain who would carry them in the flight deck and returned to him after the flight. Eh! but i am the Captain he says, but this just didn't compute.
end result...nail clippers carried to the gate by security staff and er...handed to the same Captain on the flight deck to carry them for said flight.