Originally Posted by
IluvSQ
That happens at all the security checkpoints ( domestic and transborder as well), and
is as random as can be when one person makes a subjective decision as to whom to swab. I have seen women swabbed as well as men ( and myself).
It does not appear to be as random as " every 7th person". The priority lane also seems
to be picked on less than the regular line.
I was pulled for random swabbing at YEG during holiday travel a few years ago. Security personnel either had criteria to decide who to pull or a quota to fulfill without causing more delays because I was pulled out of line near the front before the x-rays but asked if I was travelling alone.
I am female, answered yes, got swabbed and was prioritized to the front afterwards. I have no idea who else was being checked because I wasn't paying attention but got the distinct impression they were trying to avoid delaying families.