Airport security

Victor · 21-06-2007 07:32AM

Better explanation of the rules here: http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/8424-0.pdf

griffdaddy wrote:

bring an alarm clock with a load of frozen sausages taped to it in your bag as well!

Add a digital watch, wire and marzipan (denser) instead of sausages.

TT&TO wrote:

I was in Dublin airport last week in the queue for security and everyone was dumping their water and soft drink bottles everywhere before they went in.

Shocking isn't it? Paddies knocking back soft drinks like there is no tomorrow.

zuutroy wrote:

As I've said before, diabetics can get their sharps and what is effectively poison on without ever being asked for their letter from the hospital, and in most cases, without the stuff even being noticed.

A lot of people with diabetes use pens with needles less than 10mm long - not a threat.

jor el wrote:

Also of course it was a great excuse for the thevin' bastids in customs to confiscate your duty free so they could bring it home themselves :mad:

Customs operate on inbound flights, not outbound. :rolleyes:

electric69 · 21-06-2007 07:19PM

Ask ANY pilot which he/she would prefer to be attacked by.Toothpaste or a ballpoint pen? I dont need to say anymore really.

Red Alert · 21-06-2007 09:07PM

I think it's time people just began to say no to these ridiculous rules. It seems you're not even allowed express displeasure with them - even when outside the airport - for fear of the thought police!

Pythia · 22-06-2007 04:10PM

Caliden wrote:

Also you can buy the plastic bags in the airport, I think it was 4 for 1 pound.

What, you have to buy these things now?
I've always been given them for free before.

Pighead · 22-06-2007 04:10PM

Pythia wrote:

What, you have to buy these things now?
I've always been given them for free before.

Which when put through babelfish translates as:
"I'm gorgeous, i don't pay for stuff, he he"

Only messing babes, have a smashing weekend.

faceman · 22-06-2007 07:08PM

i got a scissors through dublin airport about 6 months ago in hand luggage.

Oryx · 22-06-2007 07:13PM

Last time I travelled thru Leeds Bradford airport (terrible airport btw) lipstick, lighters, liquids and chewing gum were banned from handluggage completely! Although when you got to the one and only departure lounge you could buy as much gum, water and cosmetics as you liked..... Conspiracy, anyone?:rolleyes:

22-06-2007 07:14PM

Because they foiled an attempt to blow up a plane (least year) I think. They had brought liquids onto the plane to make a liquid explosive. It was after that that the restrcitions were brought in.

What I heard was that the liquids had some vague possibility of being made into an explosive but it would have taken a few hours, on a flight that was much much shorter

After reading this thread, I don't think I'll ever fly anywhere again
what a load of rubbish

Dooom · 22-06-2007 08:45PM

Isn't there some sort of chemical scanner thing invented yet that they could use? Or, a sniffer dog.
It's not as if bombs made from liquids are exactly a new thing like.

22-06-2007 09:07PM

Red Alert wrote:

I think it's time people just began to say no to these ridiculous rules. It seems you're not even allowed express displeasure with them - even when outside the airport - for fear of the thought police!

And don't joke with AP security! One bloke ahead of me in line for a flight did, and they pulled him away and strip searched him.

monument · 22-06-2007 09:08PM

Caliden wrote:

I left for London last Saturday from Knock and the girl I was with had lip balm and an aerosol in her bag leaving knock and brought on the plane without realising.

On the way back leaving London there were so many more checkpoints and she had to put her lip balm and other things in a plastic bag. She had to dump her lighter and there was a huge container with 1000's of them in it (strangely all I could think about was how big the explosion would be).

Even leaving knock I could leave my runners on but leaving the London airport I had to take them off and they frisked every fifth person.
Also you can buy the plastic bags in the airport, I think it was 4 for 1 pound.

HEADLINE: Terrorists Knock for London

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Brian Capture · 22-06-2007 09:12PM

A lot of the security checks are excessive,

How many terrorists have they foiled in the last 12 months due to these stringent practices?

None.

And how many people have been inconvenienced / missed flights?

Loads.

faceman · 23-06-2007 12:21AM

Brian Capture wrote:

A lot of the security checks are excessive,

How many terrorists have they foiled in the last 12 months due to these stringent practices?

None.

how do you know?

23-06-2007 02:00AM

Tusky wrote:

Because they foiled an attempt to blow up a plane (least year) I think. They had brought liquids onto the plane to make a liquid explosive. It was after that that the restrcitions were brought in.

I thought this liquid explosives plot was prooven to be unfeasible to carry out. yet still the restrictions..

Mimikyu · 23-06-2007 02:16AM

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Victor · 23-06-2007 06:39AM

ronoc wrote:

I thought this liquid explosives plot was prooven to be unfeasible to carry out. yet still the restrictions..

That particular plan was unworkable, however there are other possibilities and they are mitigating those possibilities.

Mr. CooL ICE · 23-06-2007 07:09AM

faceman wrote:

how do you know?

Cos there was nothing in the news about it. Do you honestly think that the media would have a missed a chance to blow something totally out of proportion?

Dooom · 23-06-2007 01:23PM

LordChessington wrote:

Cos there was nothing in the news about it. Do you honestly think that the media would have a missed a chance to blow something totally out of proportion?

More to the point, they might want to let it slip to the media so as to stop people like us going "These checks are bollox" and make us start saying "Oh, it's a good thing those checks are there".

Brian Capture · 23-06-2007 01:44PM

Dooom wrote:

More to the point, they might want to let it slip to the media so as to stop people like us going "These checks are bollox" and make us start saying "Oh, it's a good thing those checks are there".

exactly.

CantGetNoSleep · 23-06-2007 02:06PM

does anyone get suspicious of the amount of terrorist plots which are supposedly foiled in the uk?

there seems to be one every week or two, despite there only being one serious attack in London in the last couple of years

are these police just brilliant at their jobs? why dont they stop all other crimes before they happen

Supercell · 11-02-2009 11:23PM

Sorry to ressurect this thread but no point in raising a new one I think.
What about an electric toothbrush?
The bit at the end where you stick on the brush thing is pointy, might they get worked up about that?

11-02-2009 11:31PM

bluewolf wrote: »

What I heard was that the liquids had some vague possibility of being made into an explosive but it would have taken a few hours, on a flight that was much much shorter

After reading this thread, I don't think I'll ever fly anywhere again
what a load of rubbish

I changed my mind >.>
It's hardly noticeable, the checks

Princessa · 11-02-2009 11:38PM

Lip balm counts, in Dublin you will be fine with the lip balm but in London they are extremely strict!!! I flew from Stansted two years ago and they are very strict, my lil pot of vaseline for my chapped lips got taken off me...

The limit is 100ml, thats all your gels, make up etc, dublin will take it off ya and throw it in their big box of random goodies.

There is lil plastic bags as you queue to go throw customs, you will have plenty of time to take you liquids out and put em in the lil plastic bags provided there is always a queue to go threw customs.

Enjoy your trip.

brianwalshcork · 11-02-2009 11:49PM

Supercell wrote: »

What about an electric toothbrush?
The bit at the end where you stick on the brush thing is pointy, might they get worked up about that?

Nah, it's not sharp enough... you could bring on a nail file and file it down to solve that though if the flight was long enough... it would double as a handy tooth pick too ....

Fulton Crown · 12-02-2009 10:12AM

zuutroy wrote: »

Oh, and just a final one...You're not allowed bring any bombs or machine guns either.

Knew an actuary friend who always brought a bomb on board with him...

he had calculated that the odds of flying in a plane with ONE bomb was 10 million to one...

But the odds of flying with TWO bombs on board was one hundred million to one.

Clever chap.....

Professey Chin · 12-02-2009 10:33AM

cmoney wrote: »

going a bit far with that me thinks

Yeah. Its all kept on computers these days. Who needs magazines:D

ART6 · 12-02-2009 12:11PM

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

And don't joke with AP security! One bloke ahead of me in line for a flight did, and they pulled him away and strip searched him.

Going though security in London Luton airport when the new rules came in, I was told by a sour faced attendant to take off my belt. I asked why and the response was "Have you ever seen a knife hidden in a belt sir?"

My unthinking response "No, where can I get one?" was not, let's say, treated with much enthusiasm.

Naos · 12-02-2009 12:25PM

Tusky wrote: »

Yup, madness! It might not count though, I just want to make sure my luggage doesnt get searched because I accidently left lip blam in it.

Dude... why do you have lip balm in the first place?

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