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Thread ID: 119365 2011-07-19 22:14:00 Airport checks. Cicero (40) PC World Chat
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1217797 2011-07-19 22:14:00 Can anybody understand the necessity for the checks on internal flight.

I am off to Wellington for a month and am getting ready to feel the contempt I have for these people who take their job so seriously, seeing as how it is a total waste of time.
Cicero (40)
1217798 2011-07-19 22:26:00 People going voluntarily to Wellington have to be checked especially carefully to determine whether their behaviour is likely to be modelled on Guy Fawkes. R2x1 (4628)
1217799 2011-07-19 22:39:00 People going voluntarily to Wellington have to be checked especially carefully to determine whether their behaviour is likely to be modelled on Guy Fawkes.

:lol:
Marnie (4574)
1217800 2011-07-19 23:18:00 People going voluntarily to Wellington have to be checked especially carefully to determine whether their behaviour is likely to be modelled on Guy Fawkes.

All people going to Wellington by plane should be thoroughly checked.:thumbs:
Bobh (5192)
1217801 2011-07-19 23:26:00 Checking what exactly? The last couple of time I've flown to wellington I haven't even been talked to, let alone 'checked', I could have been anyone with my e-ticket, would have been able to carry on knives/guns etc etc too, I've had a large backpack that's never been checked/properly metal detected. I don't know what all the fuss is about. wratterus (105)
1217802 2011-07-19 23:28:00 You can thank one fat Somali chick for the airport security. prefect (6291)
1217803 2011-07-19 23:33:00 I would not worry as I don't think Darren Hughes is working in Airport Security Lawrence (2987)
1217804 2011-07-19 23:52:00 Checking what exactly? The last couple of time I've flown to wellington I haven't even been talked to, let alone 'checked', I could have been anyone with my e-ticket, would have been able to carry on knives/guns etc etc too, I've had a large backpack that's never been checked/properly metal detected . I don't know what all the fuss is about .

But you're only flying in a small plane from where you are to Wellington, wratterus . . . .

But I agree with Cicero - it's a total waste of time and effort .

Take all your metal objects out of your pocket (wallet, phone), take your laptop out of it's bag (what difference does that make?), walk through the metal detector - arms up and turn around if your belt buckle beeps . Walk back through the metal detector to be rescanned, getting impatient looks from the passengers behind you in the queue . Then pack everything off the conveyor belt back where it belongs .

And it's even worse for international travel!

The joys of air travel in the 21st century . Thanks, Al Quaeda .

But they're following FAA rules . . .

Rules are necessary, though . Except when they're not .
johcar (6283)
1217805 2011-07-19 23:57:00 You will most likely find that checks are done discreetly, either electronically or visually without you realising what is happening. I remember walking through a metal frame before boarding a plane at Dunedin Airport. I may have been asked if I had anything metal on me which would have been picked up. There was no real hassle. Bobh (5192)
1217806 2011-07-20 00:17:00 You will most likely find that checks are done discreetly, either electronically or visually without you realising what is happening. I remember walking through a metal frame before boarding a plane at Dunedin Airport. I may have been asked if I had anything metal on me which would have been picked up. There was no real hassle.

Not my experience...
johcar (6283)
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