It is both company policy and CAA regulation that we check boarding cards. From what has been posted here it doesn't seem to be a policy that has been universally taken up, which is a concern in itself.
However unlikely it is a possibility that someone could gain unauthorised access to the aircraft by way of the engineering steps.
A decompression is unlikely. September 11th was 'unlikely'. I don't consider it 'overkill' to try and close one of the many, many loopholes in airport security.
Last edited by cabinkitten; 10th Aug 2002 at 13:03.