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Old 21st Nov 2011, 01:05
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J.O.
 
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I understand the discomfort that comes from being scrutinized on the way to the airplane. I've expressed frustration at the seemingly nasty approach of some security officers when passing through as crew. But let's think about the proposed boycott logically. Let's say that solidarity was magically found and pilots actually did drop tools en masse for a few days. How do you suppose that would play out in the media? I can see the headlines now.

"Pilots inconvenience hundreds of thousands of passengers because they believe they are above the law".

Or how about

"Pilots want to bypass security rules designed to protect passenger safety".

You may as well be advocating that pilots no longer need to undergo occasional proficiency checks. After all, they already have a licence. Why should their competency ever come into question.

In short, a boycott is not the way to go, IMHO. It's a losing proposition.
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