Butts
Veteran Member
Returning from the Motor Show in Geneva yesterday I experienced something that to my mind seriously undermined the efficacy of this perennial burden on todays flyers.
Most uncharacteristically with regard to Swiss efficiency there was a long queue to clear Security at Geneva Airport (approx 30 mins). To be fair Easyjet had sent me a text to warn me but as my mobile is never switched on abroad (see another thread - aversion to technology) it was to no avail.
After my Son and I finally got through and purchased the obligatory Duty Free I retired to the welcoming confines of the palatial (at least compared to Birmingham) Smoking Lounge. He went off for a wander around the myriad of retail outlets that today constitute a modern Airport.
Much to my consternation he reappeared about 2 Bensons later brandishing a Swiss Army Knife he had purchased. Remember this is post-security and to those younger members who are not familiar with said appliance it is a number of useful tools and a pen knife all in one used by campers etc. His was a moderately sized version with the knife being two or three inches long, but there were by all accounts larger versions available to take straight on the plane in your hand luggage.
So never mind your shampoos and cans of pop that have to remain landside potential weapons are on sale airside !! What next Uzis alongside the perfume ?
Has anyone else got any examples of seemingly contradictory policies or lax procedures that blow a hole in the mystique associated with what you can and can't do at the Airport or bring onboard ?
Is it all style over substance ?
Most uncharacteristically with regard to Swiss efficiency there was a long queue to clear Security at Geneva Airport (approx 30 mins). To be fair Easyjet had sent me a text to warn me but as my mobile is never switched on abroad (see another thread - aversion to technology) it was to no avail.
After my Son and I finally got through and purchased the obligatory Duty Free I retired to the welcoming confines of the palatial (at least compared to Birmingham) Smoking Lounge. He went off for a wander around the myriad of retail outlets that today constitute a modern Airport.
Much to my consternation he reappeared about 2 Bensons later brandishing a Swiss Army Knife he had purchased. Remember this is post-security and to those younger members who are not familiar with said appliance it is a number of useful tools and a pen knife all in one used by campers etc. His was a moderately sized version with the knife being two or three inches long, but there were by all accounts larger versions available to take straight on the plane in your hand luggage.
So never mind your shampoos and cans of pop that have to remain landside potential weapons are on sale airside !! What next Uzis alongside the perfume ?
Has anyone else got any examples of seemingly contradictory policies or lax procedures that blow a hole in the mystique associated with what you can and can't do at the Airport or bring onboard ?
Is it all style over substance ?
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