Re: Re: Weapoans on board!
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Ok, say we have the guts to face the REAL problem - people. Yes, a pair of scissors or needles will do no harm if you can guarantee that no one will board your plane who has plans to use them in a vicious way.
But - how can you ensure that? The way the industry is set up it is not a private flying club with carefully chosen members. Everyone can buy a ticket and fly. There has been a lot of talk about profiling. Fact is that it doesn't exist as yet.
In the meantime, what should we do? Capt.PPrune has pointed out in the airport security thread that the way to go is challenging people professionally at the gate. El Al has been doing this for many years and I admit that I have felt hasseled by their methods of interrogation, but at the same time it became clear that there was an absolute commitment to security in this airline, no fooling around there.
On the Swiss flight to the Middle East, none of this was in place. I hope that explains my concerns regarding the needles.