Originally Posted by
Helen_J
Not sure if you're speaking of how it works in Moscow or in the US. The airports I've been in when entering the US have baggage claim before Customs. You have to go through Customs with all your belongings and re-check your bags if you have a connecting flight.
My friend did this Moscow transit before and said they were herded off the plane into some kind of holding area. I don't think they even had their passports checked or anything.
It certainly makes sense that they would strike where it's easy to get in. Unsecured baggage claims and greeting areas are easy targets.
Any "unsecured" area where large numbers of people gather in close proximity would be a potential target, not just airport areas. are we going to bring in a scope and grope approach to those areas as well? Not terribly practical. You would think there would be a renewed interest in the sniffer tech that detects explosives....