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anysiaI think the knee jerk reaction of banning all liquid substances, unless tasted (ie baby formula, baby food) is going overboard. Like tasting it will prove it's not dangerous? Making people dump these 'suspicious' substances in huge containers just before boarding... did it dawn on the bright sparks this could cause an explosion if any of the items were actually dangerous? No.
Instead of this sweeping ban, why not get more trained dogs that are specifically for carry on luggage. Or are the sniffer dogs just decorative?
Banning laptops, Ipods, switched off phones, PDAs, and making people stow them into suitcases isn't going to make anything safer. What it will do is increase thefts (coincidently, these items aren't covered by 'loss prevention' or insurance) and therefore alienate business travelers, and slightly phobic of flying people like me, who won't be able to try to distract themselves from the trip. Are they trying to say that all these years of scanning said items was just window dressing? Boggles, doesn't it?
Instead of this sweeping ban, why not get more trained dogs that are specifically for carry on luggage. Or are the sniffer dogs just decorative?
Banning laptops, Ipods, switched off phones, PDAs, and making people stow them into suitcases isn't going to make anything safer. What it will do is increase thefts (coincidently, these items aren't covered by 'loss prevention' or insurance) and therefore alienate business travelers, and slightly phobic of flying people like me, who won't be able to try to distract themselves from the trip. Are they trying to say that all these years of scanning said items was just window dressing? Boggles, doesn't it?
