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You are spot on. The Mirror is highly irresponsible in publishing this story at a time when our industry is in such dire straits. What effect will this now have on public confidence in air travel, just at a time when there were signs of a small recovery?
Of course the FLS employee should have reported his security concerns through official channels. That he chose to expose failings through a tabloid rag like the Mirror reflects badly on aviation as a whole and marks him down as a total t*sser.