How long will new restrictions last????

[TravelinGal]

Individuals who are hired to work in, or have access to, the sterile (not secure, that means something entirely different) areas of airports are subject to pre-hire FBI fingerprint background checks, 10 year criminal & personal history checks, not to mention accounting for all periods of employment, residence and unemployment for the past 10 years along with reference checks for each. Airport employees are not only responsible for their individual jobs, but each are charged with maintaining the integrity of security-sensitive areas. Sure, even after all that an employee *could* concievably bring a banned item into the sterile area by using a coded access door rather than going through security. Some airports even require consession employees who work in the sterile areas to undergo security checks just like passengers. The TSA also requires airport security to randomly verify badge validity of employees in the sterile AND secure areas. Food prepared for on-board consumption goes through a security check, as well.

To answer your question, if an airport employee really and truly wanted to get plastique onto the ramp for boarding, there are certainly ways they could abuse the trust placed in them and do so. By the same token, you could decide you've had enough of the security line and pull out your semi-automatic. I certainly hope neither happen.

Yet one of the people arrested in the UK worked at the airport and had high level security clearance.

It CAN be done - it WAS done!

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

Yet one of the people arrested in the UK worked at the airport and had high level security clearance.

It CAN be done - it WAS done!

One of the men arrested was an airport employee. He had not, to their knowledge, brought explosive elements into secure or sterile areas yet. So, technically, it was NOT done, but could have been, as I posted.

Sad, either way.

 

[TravelinGal]

I'm sorry I wasn't clear - I didn't mean he had taken explosives in - just that an employee with clearance (who had been through all the pre-employment screening) was a terrorist.

 

[rigs32]

It just makes no sense to me regarding the allowance of otherwise banned items if you have a child... Alrighty then, just grab a kid before your attack and you'll get the items through no problems. If something is allowed for babies, it should be allowed for all, otherwise the supposed ban is pointless.

 

[justplaingoofy]

I think we are lucky to be able to bring anything as a carry on.

In fact, if we had to discontinue carry on luggage with only carrying clear ziplocks for essentials would be fine with me.
yes, it would be inconvenient, however maybe we would all be safer ...
and thats all that matters at the end of the day

 

[cynic957]

....... Police, high ranking or otherwise, don't have anything to do with airport security badging or access policies.

But there are police in charge of terminal law enforcement in both PHL and LAX. While they are not in charge of it they certainily are aware , appraised and involved in the security procedures.

You have to realize that Law Enforcement do cooperate and coordinate. I can't speak for other cities but they do in these two airports.

Who do you know who's telling you otherwise?

 

[cynic957]

I've only skimmed this thread, so forgive me if this falls into the stupid question category. Is the ban on sunscreen and other toiletries only for carry-on luggage? Would I still be able to pack these things in my checked luggage, sealed in ziplock bags?

heck,yes