Have recently read some instructions on what is and what is not allowed to be carried on aircraft.
Most of the restrictions are straightforward and sensible, but it then goes on to state that where crew have access to the baggage it may not contain any of the proscribed items! It also states that this also includes freight aircraft.
Unless I am mistaken even passenger aircraft that do not load baggage in containers have their holds accessable to the crew during walk-round for instance, which would mean that passenger baggage may not contain any of the offending articles. On freighters the crew often carry their baggage in the flight deck locker or in the vestibule behind the flight deck, this means that flight crew can no longer carry any sort of knife, screwdriver, snooker cue?, or even a razor (including safety razors). Does this mean that we will all now have to grow beards? or maybe airlines will set up shaving stations in the crew room.
Am I alone in thinking that the industry is going loopy over the security issue?
It would not require a scene like that out of Blazing Saddles if I decided to hi-jack my own aircraft.
