sterile airside areas at airports
Dead tired, I left my bag unattended for a few seconds, in a quiet corner of the arrival area, while I was checking my phone, after I had cleared customs. 2 police officers took the bag away, it took only seconds, (we live in the time of bomb scares). I ran after them into the lost and found office nearby. Needed to fill out a form, then a funny lady opened a door to the sterile airside area..."you need to go back here, and clear customs". -"Really darling, but I already did". -"really". Ok that was only a 40 second detour, no big issue, but what's the point of having "sterile airside areas" if any clown who forgets a bag gets to bypass the silly pat-downs, scanners, and security checks?