Just wondered, has anybody ever been in a tube station/shop/night club/hotel etc which didn't evacuate in the event of a Bomb scare?
I'm pretty sure that following last summers London attacks there were numerous false alarms which resulted in evacuation (in every sense). Did anybody notice a policeman ordering people back in?
According to the ANO when an a/c comes to rest after landing it is no longer in flight, it does not say I'm no longer the Capt otherwise any time I required to evacuate an aircraft my authority would be compromised.
The only way to resolve this is if the authorities make it known through the profession (security managers, CEO's and accountable managers) exactly what they were up to. Alternatively if a pax involved or crew were to take lagal action stating that they were endangered by being kept on board, which is an offence and could be tested in court.