wellingtonbomber
I think everyone has forgotten who the enemy are.
Wrong end of the telescope.........
The DfT is managing to do what HItler and the Gestapo couldn't: cow us all into submission for fear of being non-pc.
Try getting the lady in charge of the DfT to speak to any pilot group, including BALPA, and have a sensible conversation.
She refuses.
Airlines are scared to make representations for fear of repercussions. This whole Security thing has gained a momentum all of its own over the years. It is the only growth industry in aviation (as a %age of GDP).
Oh, for an Ivory Tower of my own.