This is just a description of what happens now - rather than anything new being proposed.
The current system seems to work quite well. I've never been met by anyone on my return to the UK, but then I'm not up to anything that I shouldn't be.
I've seen other light aircraft met by customs / police on their return, so the authorities obviously know who they're looking for.
This is much the same as when you get a scheduled flight back into a big UK airport though. You virtually never see a customs official in the 'nothing to declare' channel. If someone on a flight was suspected of being up to no good though, I suspect that they would be 'randomly' selected for a baggage inspection.
Last edited by julian_storey; 22nd Oct 2008 at 13:45.