Last yyear, I was returning to Edinburgh from Lerwick, and had a pebble confiscated from my hand luggage. It was a nice pebble, not very big, and I did ask what particular rule it contravened. I was told, rather unpleasantly, that pebbles over a certain size were not allowed, and this one was just over.
Common sense says don't react to snarky security, and never ask more than one question if they're not playing ball, so on I went.
Now I read that
other Scottish island airports are getting a rep for over-zealous security, with Islay in particular turning into something from an Ealing Comedy.
I don't want to revive the tired old security theatre arguments again. But have other users of the HIAL airports found them OTT even by modern standards?