EGHD twice over the weekend. both times the pax and crew went through screening and arrived at the aircraft (VIP charter) laughing, happy and at ease. The security staff were excellent, mature, wise and funny. The whole farce was explained to the pax as they went through, but the search was bloody thorough.
EGN? one evening last week. Pax and crew treated like scum, handling agent very embarassed. Thirty minutes to get two pilots and three pax to an aircraft. Lead passenger's words "Never, ever bring me here again. I'm tempted to come back and blow the f***ing place up just because of their behaviour."
Lead passenger ex-mil thought the search technique "pathetic and totally lacking in training."
VH