Confused in Philadelphia
 

According to CBS News a confused but entirely innocent car driver spent five minutes driving along taxiway J at Philadelphia airport before anyone noticed him.
So much for the TSA.

how did he get into the secured area?!

It obviously wasn't secure !

How surprising.

Just proves that the whole TSA farce is a monumental waste of time and money, only harassing passengers and crew. Quote: A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. (W.Shakespeare )

If someone can accidentally get airside, just think what someone really determined to do so could achieve.

Wot's new ?

Once had a bloke drive down a runway at Heathrow. He said he thought it was a new motorway!

Not in this century I gather ? :rolleyes:

Heathrow 1960's
 

My father managed to get airside at LHR, in his car, one foggy day by driving between Queens and T2. (???). down service road, was airside for about 20 mins, on taxiways.

Eventually asked someone where was A4...???????? Reroute was ICAO Compliant.

In 1970's I was often airside delivering in a non airside specific transit van.

glf

If you've ever ridden the shuttle bus that runs between terminal A and terminal F then you'd understand how they missed a solitary car driver :rolleyes:

In '74 just after joining a well known Heathrow based airline I was told to pick up some equipment from Queen's Building. Accustomed to driving around RAF tech areas I drove, like Gulfstreamaviator's father, through the security gate between T1 and QB.
Parking behind QB wasn't a problem so I picked up my kit and drove back to the security gate where I was stopped.
Guard: You don't have an airside pass; how did you get in?"
Bas: "I just drove past you fifteen minutes ago."
Guard: "Who are you?"
Bas: (Proudly) "New co-pilot with xxx."
Guard: "You can't be; they call them first officers!"
Bas: "In the RAF we called them co-pilots. How about 'phoning xxx?"
Guard: (Later) "OK, but it's illegal for you to drive in."
Bas: "You let me in."
Guard: (Thinking 'oops!') "Well, don't do it again."
Bas: "Of course not." :)

It's not difficult to drive a car onto an airfield if one is determined or confused. the question is for how long did it take before it was detected as a threat and minimized by stopping traffic.

I've had the same thing happen to me on a golf course with a lady looking for her hairdresser. The threat was minimized when I stood back off the tee box.

Revenge of the Perm...............................:E

Minimised? At least it wasn't vapourised :=

At a large airfield I worked at it was custom to drive through the cargoshed to get airside with your car to avoid the security hassle :D The only things to watch out for where the forklifts :}