LR Driver is right, no doubt this will lead to yet more tightening of security with the motive being CYA as oppose to making airports more secure. All the effort they are putting in to five year ID referencing blown away by this simple ruse.
Let's face it airlines and airports have to OPERATE, as stated by a previous post we can never be 100% safe.
Wonder what would have happened had the reporter been found and quite understandably shot by armed police as he touted his fake weaponry......how we would have laughed......oooops I mean mourned!!!!