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Confusion leads to man bringing guns on Air Canada flight
Haight made his way through security, where officials told him not to walk through the metal detector but asked to see his badge. He said he didn't have one, since he was not a police officer. Instead, he showed his possession and acquisition licence that, as Haight points out, looks more like a driver's licence than a badge. "They proceeded me onto the plane," Haight said. "I then was looking around and wondering why are they letting me on here with two pistols in a… (www.ctv.ca) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
airport security is a joke i work at one in uk and i can never beleive how inconsistant they are and how petty they can be. remember we have to get it right everyday 24/365 terrorist only need one chance one mistake and lives can be lost
can be? have been, and sadly, will be! i fully agree. this is why the method used in Israel works, they profile, EVERYBODY is interviewed upon attempting to enter the airport, then again at te counter, and again at the gate. not by airline personnel, but by security agents of the government. by doing so, in the 3-4 hours before a flight, there is ample time to check out stories, compare the multiple interviews, and analyze whether a person is not up to safety standards. it is the toughest airport to go through, but they don't have huge lines, because they spread the process out. and, i am not Jewish, buy the way, so this does not come from a "love of country". this is purely analytical.
all airline security is a farce i work at an airport in uk it is a joke
Canada has one of the best air marshal programs in the world. So yes, it probably was one of the safest flights since ever, and it had nothing to do with the mix-up at security, or this guy... this of course has nothing to do with the high-school-graduate-wanna-bees working the metal detectors! Canadian Air Marshal's rock!
Actually Matt, the Safest airport to fly out of is Israel. nota single terrorist successfully passes through the airport. although many have tried.
Although there are those who argue that we'll never hear about the successful stops of potential terrorists, it seems that we are frequently told about how innocent people are mistreated like terrorists. So how effective is TSA and CATSA in actually preventing terrorist activities? I'd guess not much, since they screw up so badly so frequently with obviously innocent people.
I don't travel by commercial airliner often, but I've had 3 screw-ups by TSA. The first was when I had a pair of 6" pliers in my carry-on, which I was told was absolutely forbidden, "No tools are allowed." Not so, according to TSA's own website--but rather than argue, I told the TSA gal to just take them. The second was when I was accompanying my ol' Ma, age 86 at the time, and she was held up by an aggressive TSA woman who insisted that she must raise her arms above her head to be wanded--which Ma cannot physically do because of surgery. We missed our plane because of the lengthy questioning and repetitive wanding that both the TSA gal and her supervisor insisted on doing. The third was recently, when I had to unload one of my carry-ons twice because TSA's X-ray machine couldn't recognize a flashlight as being a flashlight. On the return trip, CATSA let the same bag go through without a murmur. Grrrr!
It must be tough to travel frequently--I'm glad I don't.
I don't travel by commercial airliner often, but I've had 3 screw-ups by TSA. The first was when I had a pair of 6" pliers in my carry-on, which I was told was absolutely forbidden, "No tools are allowed." Not so, according to TSA's own website--but rather than argue, I told the TSA gal to just take them. The second was when I was accompanying my ol' Ma, age 86 at the time, and she was held up by an aggressive TSA woman who insisted that she must raise her arms above her head to be wanded--which Ma cannot physically do because of surgery. We missed our plane because of the lengthy questioning and repetitive wanding that both the TSA gal and her supervisor insisted on doing. The third was recently, when I had to unload one of my carry-ons twice because TSA's X-ray machine couldn't recognize a flashlight as being a flashlight. On the return trip, CATSA let the same bag go through without a murmur. Grrrr!
It must be tough to travel frequently--I'm glad I don't.