Originally Posted by PDXracer
Every single day, for the 2 years I was there, a double trailer gasoline truck hauling THOUSANDS of gallons of gasoline, just 75' from the baggage claim area.
First of all, it's more than 75'. It must be at least 200' if it's a foot. It's on the OTHER SIDE of the short term parking gargage.
Originally Posted by themicah
Say we move all rental cars off-site at PDX so the gas truck doesn't have to be close. It still doesn't stop your suicide bomber at the baggage claim. So say we move the security checkpoints outside the terminal so that all indoor areas are "sterile" (including the baggage claim). That still doesn't stop your suicide bomber from attacking the TSA queues, which will now be just as crowded as the baggage claim.
Exactly correct. If somebody wants to blow up PDX (or most any airport, for that matter), all they have to do is drive up to the passenger pickup area with a truck load of TNT and set it off.