Originally Posted by
skipness1E
Randomly applying rules to be tighter than other UK airports held to the same DfT standards. Being intentionally random and unpredictable in the application of rules and procedures so that in their view, terrorists are wrong footed. But then so is everyone else.
I’m sure I read on FT somewhere (probably in this thread) that MAN failed a security test many years ago. This could be why security at MAN is the way it is. It could also just be the ‘Notthern way’!