Originally Posted by
Pigman58
Morning all
As a new kid on the block, apologies if I'm in the wrong place, but I'm hoping some of you experts on here can help with something that puzzles me.
Over the past couple of years I've noticed that when transiting from one flight to another in e.g. Dubai, Qatar, etc even though I have just got off a plane, I have to go through the full security screening before I can go to the transit area.If I was going to blow up the plane, where would I have got the bomb and why should I only plan to blow up a second plabe?
I'm sure there's a sensible answer, but it eludes me!!
Not all arriving flights at any airport come from places where thorough pre-boarding security screening can be relied on. Trying to figure out which do and which don't at any given moment, with the situation changing rapidly in many places, is an exercise in futility. The generally accepted solution is to re-screen all transfer passengers - and not just in the Middle East.
As for why a terrorist might prefer to blow up one plane rather than another: I am not an expert in their psychology, but I'm sure you can think of several reasons.