Originally Posted by
wowzz
From my last trip through STN there seemed to be lots of changes going on in the security area, including an automated 'tray' conveyor, but the queues seemed longer than before.
Anyone able to tell me what exactly is going on?
These automatic tray conveyors, now turning up at security points at an airport near you, are just the latest high-cost (though not necessarily high-tech) bit of kit for the Security Budget Wasting Industry to get their teeth into. There's a budget of £x million for security, and there are salesmen from the manufacturers who are out there ensuring that as much of that as possible, along with their associated sales commisions, comes their way.
The fact that the result is slower passenger processing and longer queues is neither here nor there.