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| Thread ID: 94321 | 2008-10-24 09:53:00 | Over-reaction? Tell me who. | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
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| 714535 | 2008-10-28 01:02:00 | It's not the threat of local terrorism, but if an international flight was hijacked (with enough fuel to go to, say, Singapore), then you've got a global problem. As I understand it, security on domestic flights it still fairly easy. If I remember correctly, a wee while before that nutter tried to hijack that plane, some guy was allowed to bring a rifle on the plane because he didn't want it in the hold (link (www.smh.com.au)),. Try pulling that now. Do you know how much it would cost the carry enough fuel to get a aircraft to Singapore on a domestic flight. In fact a 737 would not have enough range. So in most cases it IS local terrorism or what is the point. |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 714536 | 2008-10-28 01:07:00 | Er, what? I meant that if the plane is heading to eg Singapore from Auckland, and is hijacked, then you have an international problem. Not so much if it's just heading to Nelson from Auckland. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 714537 | 2008-10-28 01:09:00 | I think you'll find a lot of it is about connecting flights, on the basis that once you're past security, that's the last point at which you are screened. So if local security was more lax, it would become the weak point in the fence for international flights. Although having said that, last time I went through Frankfurt, I got screened twice in the same terminal - but that was in August 2006, just after the UK/American scare.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 714538 | 2008-10-28 01:53:00 | Er, what? I meant that if the plane is heading to eg Singapore from Auckland, and is hijacked, then you have an international problem. Not so much if it's just heading to Nelson from Auckland. Sorry, misread :help::help: |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 714539 | 2008-10-28 02:05:00 | I think you'll find a lot of it is about connecting flights, on the basis that once you're past security, that's the last point at which you are screened . So if local security was more lax, it would become the weak point in the fence for international flights . Although having said that, last time I went through Frankfurt, I got screened twice in the same terminal - but that was in August 2006, just after the UK/American scare . . . . I flew from Wgtn to Akld then Akld to Sydney a few weeks ago and had to go through security at both airports . I went to the Microsoft do . The security presenter always get pinged at customs for searches because of the way he "looks" (profiling???) . He gets a bit sick of it and is very tempted to make inappropriate comments but restrains himself (oh no - not the inappropriate comments) - Is that a bomb in your trousers or are you just pleased to see me :lol: |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 714540 | 2008-10-29 03:10:00 | You'd think the scan settings would at least be consistent at all airports... It's my understanding that this changes depending on how long the queue is :D |
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