Originally Posted by
LAX_JOHN
Hello:
I am new here and wondered if any frequent flier could help with my fear of passenger carry on security screening. I have not flown in 4 years and now my fear has grown.
1) If Airports in Europe do NOT require shoe removal and only have a metal detector (no mmw scanner like the US)- how are they effectively screening out people that try to board the planes with non metallic/ plastic explosives concealed under their clothing or in their shoes? like the Shoe Bomber, Underwear Bomber? This seems like a pretty big risk?
2) Can airport security staff (xray machines) detect an explosive in a carry on laptop?
I am planning to fly Lufthansa next month and going thru Frankfurt from USA to Asia and wondered as I have seen more terrorism in Europe than the US.
I appreciate anybody with knowledge providing me with some information and hopefully some re-assurance.
Thanks.
John
Reassurance comes, individually, from the number of flights that have been completed without incident and from a true or false sense of security based on that history. There IS some risk. Perfect screening, of all passengers, would not remove the risk from mechanics, caterers, etc. So you need to decide whether they benefit of flying (or driving, or walking in the rain, etc.) is worth the risk.