Originally Posted by
DeafBlonde
My speculation (and this is purely speculation since the article didn't report that fact) is that the "bomb expert" was from TSA and knew someone who would like to have an expensive bottle of perfume, or he/she wanted to keep it.
Of course, someone wanted the parfum and/or bottle. There was never a moment when
anyone thought this thing presented any danger to the airport or to the flight. If TSA
had genuinely thought it presented a danger, the item and the humans present would have all been handled in a way far different than closing down a single screening lane.
