More than a ton of cocaine seized on an AF flight
Sep 23, 13, 5:24 pm
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Originally Posted by nicolas75
Undisclosed one.
If you have read the book Camorra, it is clearly described by Roberto Saviano.
If you have read the book Camorra, it is clearly described by Roberto Saviano.
However, whilst this theory may hold in many places, I do also uphold that there are many counter-examples. There are many places that are corrupt like there's no tomorrow but in those same places "security" means that the most efficient way to bring a gun on board a plane is to put it in your bag or your trouser pockets. The machine may be out of order, or they don't look on the image on X ray screen when your bag goes through, or they pat/search passengers only around their upper body, or...
Sep 23, 13, 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by San Gottardo
This is along the same lines as China Town is supposed to be one of the safest areas in Manhattan, because the Chinese "families" there don't want any police sniffing round what is going on there.
However, whilst this theory may hold in many places, I do also uphold that there are many counter-examples. There are many places that are corrupt like there's no tomorrow but in those same places "security" means that the most efficient way to bring a gun on board a plane is to put it in your bag or your trouser pockets. The machine may be out of order, or they don't look on the image on X ray screen when your bag goes through, or they pat/search passengers only around their upper body, or...
However, whilst this theory may hold in many places, I do also uphold that there are many counter-examples. There are many places that are corrupt like there's no tomorrow but in those same places "security" means that the most efficient way to bring a gun on board a plane is to put it in your bag or your trouser pockets. The machine may be out of order, or they don't look on the image on X ray screen when your bag goes through, or they pat/search passengers only around their upper body, or...
Sep 23, 13, 11:53 pm
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Originally Posted by nicolas75
But I know that all the AF cargo freight operations are 24/7 under CCTV and are inspected by X ray and dogs.
Sep 24, 13, 12:58 am
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Originally Posted by orbitmic
As hinted by NickB and JOUY31, the transporter (airline or otherwise) has neither the responsibility nor the right to search cargo.
The flight in question definitely wasn't a cargo-only flight:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/22/wo...html?hpt=hp_t4
Sep 24, 13, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by JohnRain
This may be the case on a cargo-only flight but certainly not on a passenger flight...Are you seriously implying that cargo loaded on a passenger flight doesn't have to go through security checks?
Sep 24, 13, 3:11 am
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Thanks for clarifying this NickB, I obviously wasn't totally awake when I read the post...
Even if in this case the whole thing isn't AF's fault, it's not reassuring at all that such a thing can happen. The airline is ultimately responsible for the safety of its passengers and it would definitely make sense to run extra security checks at "risky" airports like in Venezuela, Colombia, etc
Even if in this case the whole thing isn't AF's fault, it's not reassuring at all that such a thing can happen. The airline is ultimately responsible for the safety of its passengers and it would definitely make sense to run extra security checks at "risky" airports like in Venezuela, Colombia, etc
Sep 24, 13, 3:32 am
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now gold shipment missing on an AF flight from Zurich
http://www.thelocal.fr/20130924/thie...-france-flight
http://www.thelocal.fr/20130924/thie...-france-flight
Sep 24, 13, 9:35 pm
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Originally Posted by macaron95
now gold shipment missing on an AF flight from Zurich
http://www.thelocal.fr/20130924/thie...-france-flight
http://www.thelocal.fr/20130924/thie...-france-flight
Could simply be a matter that they were on a MiNi fare by Air France on a flight which is operated by HOP-Regional on behalf of HOP! on behalf of Air France. And then someone wasn't sure anymore which baggage rules to apply, especially since the tickets were booked before May 5th on the Regional website which is now an operating unit of HOP! . So two suitcases just didn't make it and are still somewhere in the bowels of CDG while some Swiss bank employee is holding on the phone to talk to the Air France Swiss Lost & Found line which is in Prague and doesn't believe that the suitcases were full of gold and therefore offers only a toothbrush and T-Shirt as replacement. At the same time AF Marketing publishes a statement saying that people who have lost gold or other bullion can get up-to-date information on where their assets are by calling 3618 at 0.68 EUR/minute from Monday to Friday 10-11.30am and 2pm-3.30pm for all flights operated by Air France except codeshares, and to listen to an explanation of whether HOP is a codeshare please press 5 for 0.48 EUR/minute. The AF apologists invade the forums saying that this shows how Air France suffers from yet another unfair advantage of Emirates, who can use all the gold to decorate their aircraft interiors whilst Air France has to hand it over to nasty speculators in Switzerland.
Sep 24, 13, 11:25 pm
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Originally Posted by San Gottardo
Not sure whether the suitcases with gold are really stolen.
Could simply be a matter that they were on a MiNi fare by Air France on a flight which is operated by HOP-Regional on behalf of HOP! on behalf of Air France. And then someone wasn't sure anymore which baggage rules to apply, especially since the tickets were booked before May 5th on the Regional website which is now an operating unit of HOP! . So two suitcases just didn't make it and are still somewhere in the bowels of CDG while some Swiss bank employee is holding on the phone to talk to the Air France Swiss Lost & Found line which is in Prague and doesn't believe that the suitcases were full of gold and therefore offers only a toothbrush and T-Shirt as replacement. At the same time AF Marketing publishes a statement saying that people who have lost gold or other bullion can get up-to-date information on where their assets are by calling 3618 at 0.68 EUR/minute from Monday to Friday 10-11.30am and 2pm-3.30pm for all flights operated by Air France except codeshares, and to listen to an explanation of whether HOP is a codeshare please press 5 for 0.48 EUR/minute. The AF apologists invade the forums saying that this shows how Air France suffers from yet another unfair advantage of Emirates, who can use all the gold to decorate their aircraft interiors whilst Air France has to hand it over to nasty speculators in Switzerland.
Could simply be a matter that they were on a MiNi fare by Air France on a flight which is operated by HOP-Regional on behalf of HOP! on behalf of Air France. And then someone wasn't sure anymore which baggage rules to apply, especially since the tickets were booked before May 5th on the Regional website which is now an operating unit of HOP! . So two suitcases just didn't make it and are still somewhere in the bowels of CDG while some Swiss bank employee is holding on the phone to talk to the Air France Swiss Lost & Found line which is in Prague and doesn't believe that the suitcases were full of gold and therefore offers only a toothbrush and T-Shirt as replacement. At the same time AF Marketing publishes a statement saying that people who have lost gold or other bullion can get up-to-date information on where their assets are by calling 3618 at 0.68 EUR/minute from Monday to Friday 10-11.30am and 2pm-3.30pm for all flights operated by Air France except codeshares, and to listen to an explanation of whether HOP is a codeshare please press 5 for 0.48 EUR/minute. The AF apologists invade the forums saying that this shows how Air France suffers from yet another unfair advantage of Emirates, who can use all the gold to decorate their aircraft interiors whilst Air France has to hand it over to nasty speculators in Switzerland.
Seriously, this is hilarious....
Sep 25, 13, 2:30 am
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Originally Posted by San Gottardo
Not sure whether the suitcases with gold are really stolen.
Could simply be a matter that they were on a MiNi fare by Air France on a flight which is operated by HOP-Regional on behalf of HOP! on behalf of Air France. And then someone wasn't sure anymore which baggage rules to apply, especially since the tickets were booked before May 5th on the Regional website which is now an operating unit of HOP! . So two suitcases just didn't make it and are still somewhere in the bowels of CDG while some Swiss bank employee is holding on the phone to talk to the Air France Swiss Lost & Found line which is in Prague and doesn't believe that the suitcases were full of gold and therefore offers only a toothbrush and T-Shirt as replacement. At the same time AF Marketing publishes a statement saying that people who have lost gold or other bullion can get up-to-date information on where their assets are by calling 3618 at 0.68 EUR/minute from Monday to Friday 10-11.30am and 2pm-3.30pm for all flights operated by Air France except codeshares, and to listen to an explanation of whether HOP is a codeshare please press 5 for 0.48 EUR/minute. The AF apologists invade the forums saying that this shows how Air France suffers from yet another unfair advantage of Emirates, who can use all the gold to decorate their aircraft interiors whilst Air France has to hand it over to nasty speculators in Switzerland.
Could simply be a matter that they were on a MiNi fare by Air France on a flight which is operated by HOP-Regional on behalf of HOP! on behalf of Air France. And then someone wasn't sure anymore which baggage rules to apply, especially since the tickets were booked before May 5th on the Regional website which is now an operating unit of HOP! . So two suitcases just didn't make it and are still somewhere in the bowels of CDG while some Swiss bank employee is holding on the phone to talk to the Air France Swiss Lost & Found line which is in Prague and doesn't believe that the suitcases were full of gold and therefore offers only a toothbrush and T-Shirt as replacement. At the same time AF Marketing publishes a statement saying that people who have lost gold or other bullion can get up-to-date information on where their assets are by calling 3618 at 0.68 EUR/minute from Monday to Friday 10-11.30am and 2pm-3.30pm for all flights operated by Air France except codeshares, and to listen to an explanation of whether HOP is a codeshare please press 5 for 0.48 EUR/minute. The AF apologists invade the forums saying that this shows how Air France suffers from yet another unfair advantage of Emirates, who can use all the gold to decorate their aircraft interiors whilst Air France has to hand it over to nasty speculators in Switzerland.
Sep 25, 13, 4:06 am
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Originally Posted by San Gottardo
Not sure whether the suitcases with gold are really stolen.
Could simply be a matter that they were on a MiNi fare by Air France on a flight which is operated by HOP-Regional on behalf of HOP! on behalf of Air France. And then someone wasn't sure anymore which baggage rules to apply, especially since the tickets were booked before May 5th on the Regional website which is now an operating unit of HOP! . So two suitcases just didn't make it and are still somewhere in the bowels of CDG while some Swiss bank employee is holding on the phone to talk to the Air France Swiss Lost & Found line which is in Prague and doesn't believe that the suitcases were full of gold and therefore offers only a toothbrush and T-Shirt as replacement. At the same time AF Marketing publishes a statement saying that people who have lost gold or other bullion can get up-to-date information on where their assets are by calling 3618 at 0.68 EUR/minute from Monday to Friday 10-11.30am and 2pm-3.30pm for all flights operated by Air France except codeshares, and to listen to an explanation of whether HOP is a codeshare please press 5 for 0.48 EUR/minute. The AF apologists invade the forums saying that this shows how Air France suffers from yet another unfair advantage of Emirates, who can use all the gold to decorate their aircraft interiors whilst Air France has to hand it over to nasty speculators in Switzerland.
Could simply be a matter that they were on a MiNi fare by Air France on a flight which is operated by HOP-Regional on behalf of HOP! on behalf of Air France. And then someone wasn't sure anymore which baggage rules to apply, especially since the tickets were booked before May 5th on the Regional website which is now an operating unit of HOP! . So two suitcases just didn't make it and are still somewhere in the bowels of CDG while some Swiss bank employee is holding on the phone to talk to the Air France Swiss Lost & Found line which is in Prague and doesn't believe that the suitcases were full of gold and therefore offers only a toothbrush and T-Shirt as replacement. At the same time AF Marketing publishes a statement saying that people who have lost gold or other bullion can get up-to-date information on where their assets are by calling 3618 at 0.68 EUR/minute from Monday to Friday 10-11.30am and 2pm-3.30pm for all flights operated by Air France except codeshares, and to listen to an explanation of whether HOP is a codeshare please press 5 for 0.48 EUR/minute. The AF apologists invade the forums saying that this shows how Air France suffers from yet another unfair advantage of Emirates, who can use all the gold to decorate their aircraft interiors whilst Air France has to hand it over to nasty speculators in Switzerland.
you made my day
Sep 25, 13, 7:01 am
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Post #39 was very funny. Thanks.
Re the post you linked to, I am actually very impressed that Air Napoléon has "delayed/lost baggage" phone numbers that you can actually get through to and speak to what seems to be human persons...
Re the post you linked to, I am actually very impressed that Air Napoléon has "delayed/lost baggage" phone numbers that you can actually get through to and speak to what seems to be human persons...
Sep 25, 13, 10:13 am
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back on topic, just read that they put in jail the head of security of CCS airport, as well as 7 other members of the army. You couldn't probably do this w/o the knowledge of the army, which is in charge of all the controls at the airport.
