Uk Airport Chaos (hand wringing thread)
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On the subject of inbound flights - I understand they have been cancelled if still on the ground as the stands at UK airports are now full.
Something was brewing on this yesterday. My wife visited central London from Leeds and commented last night on how many police cars were positioned on the M62 and major junctions en-route to Leeds, and then how many officers were at Leeds station lining the platforms - way more than the usual amounts. When we awoke to the news this morning it does match up, suggesting they were making a visible statement to anyone who might have been planning to get to an airport.
Something was brewing on this yesterday. My wife visited central London from Leeds and commented last night on how many police cars were positioned on the M62 and major junctions en-route to Leeds, and then how many officers were at Leeds station lining the platforms - way more than the usual amounts. When we awoke to the news this morning it does match up, suggesting they were making a visible statement to anyone who might have been planning to get to an airport.
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Im just thinking of the effect this is going to have on business over all - not just airlines and business men/women.
I send a lot of aircargo, and was supposed to send cargo with BA - hold space for handluaggage = less cargo holdspace? knock one effects of this means more shipping, means less availability. Chaos all round!
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I send a lot of aircargo, and was supposed to send cargo with BA - hold space for handluaggage = less cargo holdspace? knock one effects of this means more shipping, means less availability. Chaos all round!
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I was lucky, I travelled from LHR and LGW yesterday...could have been a lot worse if i travelled today. I thinkif they banned hand luggage all together it would settle down in being the norm before long. No reason why people need to carry lotions in their hand luggage unless its for medicinal purposes.
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Originally Posted by Bucket
I flew to Seattle last week via Minneapolis from Gatwick. Was very impressed by security at USA, and certainly at the gate for the North West flight at the Gatwick end. It's about time we all adjusted to the new cicumstances that we now find oursleves in and I for one will be glad to see an end to pax trying to heave on vast rucksacks and other paraphenalia into the overhead lockers all under the guise of 'hand luggage'. 
Also means a greater emphasis on checking in early and spending less time in duty free or some bar getting plastered before the flight.
It's been a long time coming; the passenger security at UK airports is pathetic and once again we have to rely on our transatlantic cousins to show us how to do it.
Also means a greater emphasis on checking in early and spending less time in duty free or some bar getting plastered before the flight.
It's been a long time coming; the passenger security at UK airports is pathetic and once again we have to rely on our transatlantic cousins to show us how to do it.
All I've done is travel 30ft in a straight line in the open, with nobody around me. What could I have possibly done in those intervening 10 seconds? T
ts.US security, especially the TSA, are thieving, incompetant- yet thouroughly officious- monkeys.
Uk Airport Chaos (hand wringing thread)
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Met Police several times in their press conference, communicated to community leaders.. community leaders.
WTF,
Surely with integration there is no community leader... after all, if it is a white British person they don't go and tell the priest do they ?
Serious comment btw. I understand that many "ethnic groups" are also unhappy with these so called and unelected "leaders".
WTF,
Surely with integration there is no community leader... after all, if it is a white British person they don't go and tell the priest do they ?
Serious comment btw. I understand that many "ethnic groups" are also unhappy with these so called and unelected "leaders".
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Originally Posted by EGLD
Every laptop anyone in my company has (stupidly) checked into the hold of an aircraft has gone missing
I can see a huge increase in sales of professional metal camera cases....
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Originally Posted by jimma
I totally agree, I am in the fortunate position whereby if I dont take my laptop on business travel, I can live with out it, but I know many people who cant.
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Ah! Conceded!
BBC Radio Five have just highlighted the vulnerability of valuable items within checked baggage (and that travel insurance probably won't cover them). The light-fingered baggage handlers are going to have a field day (or two).
BBC Radio Five have just highlighted the vulnerability of valuable items within checked baggage (and that travel insurance probably won't cover them). The light-fingered baggage handlers are going to have a field day (or two).
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Originally Posted by luoto
Met Police several times in their press conference, communicated to community leaders.. community leaders.
WTF,
Surely with integration there is no community leader... after all, if it is a white British person they don't go and tell the priest do they ?
Serious comment btw. I understand that many "ethnic groups" are also unhappy with these so called and unelected "leaders".
WTF,
Surely with integration there is no community leader... after all, if it is a white British person they don't go and tell the priest do they ?
Serious comment btw. I understand that many "ethnic groups" are also unhappy with these so called and unelected "leaders".
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What some people seem to have missed here, is that terrorists are unlikely to board the aircraft with an assembled IED. So moving handbaggage to the hold would prevent assembly of said device. Key fobs/mobiles etc would more than likely have contained require electronics. Does that make sense? Or is it just me? 
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Quote from the TV news: "All those arrested are British born Muslims".
Why should we all suffer? Why not simply ban Muslims from taking bags onto the aeroplane? When they're inconvenienced like this, the majority of law abiding Muslims might then do something about the Islamonazi minority in this country. Maybe then the Muslim community 'leaders' and Imams may actually start to condemn those who preach hatred and start to rein them in. Before the liberals amongst you start accusing me of Islamophobia and the rest of the nonsense we have to put up with in this country, remember it's not Christians, Seikhs, Buddhists and the rest who are plotting to blow up aeroplanes and threatening death and destruction to the West. For a so called peaceful religion Islam is very big on death and killing.
Why should we all suffer? Why not simply ban Muslims from taking bags onto the aeroplane? When they're inconvenienced like this, the majority of law abiding Muslims might then do something about the Islamonazi minority in this country. Maybe then the Muslim community 'leaders' and Imams may actually start to condemn those who preach hatred and start to rein them in. Before the liberals amongst you start accusing me of Islamophobia and the rest of the nonsense we have to put up with in this country, remember it's not Christians, Seikhs, Buddhists and the rest who are plotting to blow up aeroplanes and threatening death and destruction to the West. For a so called peaceful religion Islam is very big on death and killing.
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I'd rather be a couple of hours late in this world than fifteeen years early in the next, so it's going to be a case of "put up or shut up" for the next few weeks.
If the threat is real, and nothing had been done and a couple of aircraft had been hi-jacked, then the Blair-kockers would really have something to bitch about.
Is your journey really necessary? Whatever happpened to video conferencing? Are a lot of the complaints coming from the "look at me, I'm so important my company sends me round the world to discuss the price of widgets" brigade?
Read the thread on the Mil. Forum about an expected raised threat level this month.
If the threat is real, and nothing had been done and a couple of aircraft had been hi-jacked, then the Blair-kockers would really have something to bitch about.
Is your journey really necessary? Whatever happpened to video conferencing? Are a lot of the complaints coming from the "look at me, I'm so important my company sends me round the world to discuss the price of widgets" brigade?
Read the thread on the Mil. Forum about an expected raised threat level this month.
Hey warkman again !!
My problem exactly.
As my kit increases, I have been forced to by a rolling Resin Plastic case which now sits happily in the hold, but at about 10k value, what happens when it is nicked !!!!!
Edited to add :- I understand exactly where you are coming from EPR Man. I was simply too afraid to raise the issue myself.
Profiling should be the watchword.
I can see a huge increase in sales of professional metal camera cases....
As my kit increases, I have been forced to by a rolling Resin Plastic case which now sits happily in the hold, but at about 10k value, what happens when it is nicked !!!!!
Edited to add :- I understand exactly where you are coming from EPR Man. I was simply too afraid to raise the issue myself.
Profiling should be the watchword.