Originally Posted by
jiejie
From Phils or Indonesia? It doesn't surprise me a bit that SIN would be doing incoming security on flights from these places, particularly if they get a tipoff. Not just drugs or illegals. Google "jemaah islamiyah" and "abu sayyaf."
Is Indonesia still on the FAA (I guess it would be TSA list now) advising that airport security is "substandard" ?
They used to post signs at the checkpoint "security in xxxx is substandard" or something to that effect because it didn't meet basic minimums.
I want to say they were FAA signs, but with TSA running checkpoints now I don't recall seeing any such signs lately.
At any rate, I could understand the reverse screening. Even if terminating in SIN, it could also be used to locate drugs/weapons/other contraband being brought in.
I understand some European airports also do reverse screening on Intl flights with questionable security at origin.