Originally Posted by Aeropig1
The alternative is consider evry possibility and ban evrything.
Where it seems Jockflyer, BusyB and many other pilots (including myself) are having difficulty is this.
You say the security measures are intelligence led. But you are banning everything!!
No one has said they mind being searched, x-rayed, or sniffed!
But you ban Laptops, phones and PDAs from the flight deck or the cabin. Well that's the end of Business Class then.
Some airlines just won't be able to operate that way.
All you needed to do was get the pax or crew to take a swig of their water, same way as you require mothers to take a swig of any baby milk. Anything else is sheer overreaction and creates unnecessary panic and concern.
...and despite the fact that infiltration is a well-known MO, why is it beyond the security services "intelligence" (or lack of it) to figure out that flight crew don't NEED to carry on a liquid explosive when they've got 6000 l of the stuff in the wings! Duh !
...AND Flight Crew deserve a damn sight more respect than what's evidently on offer at the moment. [EDIT] And Engineers!