Apologies if what I have to say on this so-called security lapse has already been said,but i couldn't be bothered to read through all the alarmist drivel written by many of the previous posters who obviously do not hold a BAA security pass.
As I understand it,all of us who hold a pass have been security vetted,and are deemed responsible enough to hold it.
This journalist could NOT have gained access without the help of a pass holder.It's not as if he could waltz onto the airfield by himself.
There is only so much the authorities can do.I have a complete tool kit which I carry onto the aircraft all the time to carry out my job.This includes knives,big screwdrivers,hammers etc.I also have access to the internal's of the aircraft at all times,easy to plant a bomb if I wished to do so,but I don't.
There are 1000's of people in the same position as myself.The fact we don't have aircraft being blown-up/hi-jacked every day is surely a testament to the fact that the security vetting of pass holders works.
This incident really should not be given any debate time at all.It is just a tabloid attempt to discredit airport security which is probably as good as it can get.We all know that we could smuggle just about ANYTHING [and I mean that] onto a commercial aircraft if we [a pass holder] wanted to,but the fact remains that the security vetting for pass holders appears to be working.