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From: faust@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mitch Faust)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Airport safety
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Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 14:00:04 EDT
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> The only way to be absolutely sure of a flight's safety abroad
> would be to have the US air carriers have their own security,
> assigned to each plane.  They'd have a vested interest in doing
> a good job because they'd be on that flight!
> 
> In foriegn "black star" airports, the loading time for baggage
> would have to be extended to allow for fine-screening of all
> baggage coming on board.  No locals allowed.
> That would piss-off many different airports, but it is one of
> only a few ways to get a real handle on the situation.
> 
> The news last night (7/11) carried a story on new increased
> security when it came to carry-on luggage and how it would
> mean limits on size and amount (which already exists, to a
> certain extent).  What is stupid about that whole idea is
> that the hostage situation came about because of lax internal
> security and corruption at the airport level. 

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 Speaking of ways to improve security...I just returned from Isreal where
the airport security is the best I have ever seen.  On leaving the U.S.
there where Isreali security people checking your passports and asking
questions like; why are you traveling to Isreal?... Did anyone ask you to
take something with you..Did you pack your own bags?..ect. and every piece
of luggage was ex-rayed.  Up on leaving Israel I got the same treatment.
Does it work... well as I understand it there has'nt been a hijacking of an
Isreali airline in a number of years.

Comments??

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  Mitchell Faust -- Just a scaler in a vector world.