Uk Airport Chaos (hand wringing thread)
 

You sent that when I was writing mine :) I had checked first. Maybe a moderator can merge.

BBC now claiming that it was part of a "terrorism clampdown" so guess we will see the spin shortly.

Hand searches for all passengers. Going to be a lot of disruption today.

Will crew be subjected to such tight searches too?

Shoes checked etc
 

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'. :D

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.

'Baby milk' has to be sampled before being allowed on board. :E

Well that should help the lobby that want's us all to stop flying because of the greenhouse gasses we generate (probably caused by airline food :})

It's going to harm the low cost internal and inter-european flights most though. When in Europe on business I've travelled many times carrying only a briefcase which contains my 1500 GBP laptop computer and everything else I need. There is absolutely no way I am going to entrust that to baggage handlers as hold baggage so, bye bye low cost airlines. I'm going to have to go by train instead and my clients are going to have to accept the delay and the inevitable increase in my fees due to the extended travel times and having to consider hotel accommodation as well.

So sad that we are the victims of cretins. :sad:

As of 7:25 local not a single departure yet from Luton with so sign of any departures soon.

Bucket

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.

You must be joking.

Bucket,

"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."

Are you for real??

Every laptop anyone in my company has (stupidly) checked into the hold of an aircraft has gone missing

Bucket, You must live in an alternate universe.

L337

I am not following something here. Those rules about the female sanitary items and tissues unboxed? Where a pax is suppose to carry them? Female garmets tend not to have too large pockets.

In the same note contact lens holders, without bottles of solution. The solution to remove the contacts is esssential. What do you do if you need to remonve the glasses.

How much money the post security shop and BAA are going to make out of this ban?


Rwy in Sight

It is already clear that at this level of security airports cannot function. I expect some sort of relaxation sometime tomorrow.

in the US at least, hand baggage and handbags get better searching than luggage put in the cargo hold. How is preventing hand baggage going to stop anyone so sickly inclined to do harm?

I've asked this question on another thread: Who is going to be responsible for damage or, more importantly, theft from checked bags. Many women carry their jewellery in hand baggage, as advised by the airlines.

It is going to be an inconvenience, but the banning of hand luggage isnt the end of the world. I wouldnt trust my laptop or camera to the airlines, so I wont be taking them for the time being. Security on all flights is paramount!

I think the media are doing their usual job of making everything seem 10 times worse than it actually is.

Doubt it... after removing all items at security no doubt you can buy it all again in the duty free shops ! profit, profit, profit...... now if they closed the duty free shops, that would show it was real.........

After major terrorism threats and events - people become very complacent with what they should be looking for after a time......

:hmm:

Jimma

It may be an inconvenience for you, but for many business travellers, the inability to take a laptop in the cabin is somewhat more than that.

If this continues for long, it will have severe consequences for UK air travel, as the business community finds other ways to work around the blocker.

The impact on Ryanair and others will be interestng to observe, bye bye 20 minute turnarounds for the time being, methinks.

I suppose the line will be that you have a choice, put it in the hold or do not fly

Gosh these restrictions are tough. I see you aren't even allowed to take car keys if they have a wireless remote capability. Must be loads of people turning up at security with those in their pocket.