Al Fakeham
Suggest you read the DfT site.
It's NOT the airports that want to do this, they have to do it to meet UK DfT requirements. It's exactly the same with the farce of 100ml fluids in clear plastic bags - what the heck can a security operative tell by looking through clear plastic when the bottle/container is not transparent?
On the other hand, effective passenger profiling is a fantastic way of assessing risk but the do-gooders get hot under the collar about civil liberties. Can't have it all ways I guess.
People should start winding up their local MP's as these are the knuckleheads who bring in all the specific requirements through the DfT.