While generally agreeing with some of your sentiments, I resent your offensive remarks regarding the 'numpties'. My daughter is a security officer at a major airport and does her job diligently and seriously whilst being cheerful and efficient, as do many of her colleagues.
Because they are numpties.
Security at XXX would not let our German crew through, because they did not have XXX passes, even though our 'German' aircraft was sitting on the tarmac outside. Now that is Numpty with a capital 'N'. Do they think we carry an airside pass for every single airport in Europe?
The Numpties also complained about us having toothpaste, and said we should put our bags through normal check-in. Do they have any clue, these Numpties? (Pilots in third destination - bags at first destination !!.)
The Numpties at XXX refused airside passes for pilots, saying we did not need to go airside. Upon asking how one gets airside, they said that only cleaners and baggage handlers could get airside passes. So the only people you can trust airside, are cleaners and humpers.
We had XXX Nupties stealing all our food and drink - including Danish pastries (custard whirls). Do these Numpties care that hungry pilots with low blood-sugar, are not working at their best?
But these same Numpties, allow Sikhs to carry a 4 inch knife airside, because it is a religious symbol. Are these Numpties racist too?
Grrrr
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