A Cathay Pacific spokesperson apologized for the two-and-a-half-hour delay,
I am sick of all this "apologizing". How about instead, they say something like "this is being done for your safety, and we will not compromise on safety". I can just imagine the whingers complaining about the delay. Those same low life dregs would be the loudest complaining if they or their family were a victim of a security breach.
Ignorant muppets