I'm going to call it a day with this one.
I am baffled as to why so many who have commented on this thread are focussing so much on the journo and the driver being screwed into the ground.
To me, the far more serious 'crime' was committed by the people responsible for our airports' security.
The driver DID smuggle the journo on board. Is it not possible that this could be carried out by a 'sleeper' terrorist quite legally working as a driver?
At the end of the day, the driver and the journo did no harm to any thing or any person. Who knows, perhaps if they have caused enough waves a potential avenue for terrorists to exploit may close and make their job of killing people just that little bit more difficult.
I really do not see what good will come of putting a great amount of effort, aggression and tax-payers money into prosecuting two guys who were successful in exposing this gaping hole in security.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that rules and laws are there for a reason and that they should be respected, and I can' t say that I have that much love for your average tabloid journo. I just think that we need to pull out and have a look at the bigger picture.
I am sure that there are hundreds of other security loopholes that haven't been publicized. Perhaps in the same way that car manufacturers have ex-cons advising on how they can make their cars more secure, there could be a small group of ex-SAS or whatever going around airports looking for weak spots in procedures around the airport, etc?
As for "3 inch religious daggers with sharpened blades airside" that just beggars belief! We should be screwing the moron that authorized that into the ground!
I shall expect a hail of fiery retorts...
Haul.