From Saturday's Daily Teleraph.
Couldn't agree more
Chris Yates, aviation security editor of Jane's Transport magazine, said: "The events of September 11 have given rise to some fairly ridiculous new security measures being foisted upon the travelling public.
"Confiscation of innocuous items such as tweezers, nail files and other items normally carried by passengers does little, if anything, to improve the security on flights."
Mr Yates argued that such measures were "cosmetic" and "designed to reassure the travelling public that everything that can be done to improve security is being done". Meanwhile, many discrepancies still exist. Metal knives, for example, have been banned from cutlery sets on board aircraft, while metal forks have not.
Mr Yates said he would prefer resources to be directed towards improved information-sharing between the intelligence community, law enforcement and aviation security personnel, and better screening for offensive weapons and explosives.
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