...Cockpit access in Switzerland - I'd be surprised if it was much different to the UK to be honest
I don't agree. Worldwide I think it's only the US and UK who really know how to over-react and draw up mean minded, pointless rules that add nothing to our security. So far, the most pragmatic security I've experienced is in (believe it or not) Italy. I'll not write down what they do, but it's plain common sense at work.
For security in the UK and US to improve, you've got to get the right people to run the system. What would you say to your children if said they wanted to be airport security staff when they grew up? Exactly. We are also unfortunate in that the people who are employed by airport security are the very people who should have nothing to do with it. The only reason they work in these jobs is because they can find employment anywhere else. And the 'best' of these rise up through the ranks to create the policies which we have to suffer each day.
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