CX Pilot arrested at Heathrow for possession of knives
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CX Pilot arrested at Heathrow for possession of knives
Pilot arrested at Heathrow for possession of knives | UK news | The Guardian
Hmm, those security chaps still haven't worked out that a pilot doesn't need a knife to crash an aircraft.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan police said they were called to a staff search area at Heathrow at around 9.10pm on Saturday and found a member of a flight crew in possession of knives. “Officers attended and subsequently a member of the flight crew, a man, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place.
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Thank goodness they caught him. It's not like he has unfettered access to a crowbar and the total trust of unsuspecting crew and passengers. A knife (or knives) totally changes the equation. Well done Heathrow!
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Wait a second! That's not part of contract compliance! Maybe the LHR boys are more upset than previously thought about three man Europe. Is this illegal self help or was there a secret strike ballot authorizing carriage of weapons?
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All joking aside if this is proven true he's a bloody idiot and will bring down a whole raft of pain on the rest of us. Transitting the security process at LHR, with the ferrets dressed in their SS Panzer Gruppe uniforms is onerous enough. It's surely going to get worse now. Just check the bloody things in; even if it's something as innocuous as a cheese knife this incident has no doubt made some jobsworths' day. And we don't need the extra attention on our profession right now.
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Friend of mine was stopped by Chinese security when they spotted a fishing knife in his overnight bag , had been on fishing trip in Aus and forgot about it . He explained , said his fault and they just threw it in bin and wished him a safe flight .
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I'm fairly certain the concerned individual wasn't dumb enough to have tried this. Not in LHR... At least I hope.
It's most likely a case of a forgotten item in the bag, or even a metal knife from the meal tray (those you couldn't cut mint jelly with) which slipped and fell in the flight bag.
Still, thanks to the greatest airport security team of them all for saving the day from this obviously dangerous maniac...
That's fine and dandy in a place where logic and common sense have any degree of existence. This is LHR staff security we're talking about. The ones taking your bag apart to confiscate and scold you about the deadly >125ml tube of toothpaste you nefariously tried to bring onboard while waving turban wearing ramp staff right through.
It's most likely a case of a forgotten item in the bag, or even a metal knife from the meal tray (those you couldn't cut mint jelly with) which slipped and fell in the flight bag.
Still, thanks to the greatest airport security team of them all for saving the day from this obviously dangerous maniac...
said his fault and they just threw it in bin and wished him a safe flight .
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.....possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place.
I obviously do not go through airport security with it. However, it has a been a pretty close call on a couple of occasions when locally flying here. I would just apologise and give it to the handling agent to walk it around security
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A few years ago, at Glasgow, I checked the suitcase, passed through security and went to the gate.
We didn't get on so, for some reason, had to go back and reclaim suitcase before checking in again.
Second time through security they found the Swiss Army knife which had, inadvertently, been in my handbaggage all the time. Security guy apologised for confiscating it. All over in seconds; no police involvement and off we went.
We didn't get on so, for some reason, had to go back and reclaim suitcase before checking in again.
Second time through security they found the Swiss Army knife which had, inadvertently, been in my handbaggage all the time. Security guy apologised for confiscating it. All over in seconds; no police involvement and off we went.
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Excuse me but I wear a Leatherman on my belt about 360 days a year. So would this be an offence in the UK?
I obviously do not go through airport security with it. However, it has a been a pretty close call on a couple of occasions when locally flying here. I would just apologise and give it to the handling agent to walk it around security
I obviously do not go through airport security with it. However, it has a been a pretty close call on a couple of occasions when locally flying here. I would just apologise and give it to the handling agent to walk it around security
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Offensive Weapons Information
Sections 139 and 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 apply to any article which has a blade or point except a folding pocketknife unless the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 7.62 centimetres (3 inches).
The maximum penalty for these offences is a prison sentence of four years, or a fine, or both.
Sections 139 and 139A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 apply to any article which has a blade or point except a folding pocketknife unless the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 7.62 centimetres (3 inches).
The maximum penalty for these offences is a prison sentence of four years, or a fine, or both.
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