Originally Posted by MarcoPolosFootprints
A tip: When boarding, don't be one of the first four people to board the aircraft in NRT. You will definitely be pulled aside for a "random" security check. If your number five you will be the first one on board.
Nice tip. (Who's archiving all these NW tips?
) I think there's a similar procedure at LGW, as it seems the first handful of boarders always get a secondary screening, in addition to myself (because "I just fit the profile"...).