AKL 1 hour Int'l to Int'l transit.
Jan 22, 2019, 11:07 am
#31
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SJC
Programs: NZ*G, QF NB, UA 1K, AA ExecPlat, IHG PlatAmb, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, ZE1 PC
Posts: 2,636
I've found LHR/FRA/MUC to mostly be indifferent, CDG is always odd and deeply suspicious about my presence in France (when I was working for a French company...). But it also seems to vary based on airline and contractor. For instance, non-US airlines didn't seem to previously do this questioning...and from a BA LHR-SJC flight in November, they did not question me in LHR at all. I also don't recall ever being questioned by UA/NH in NRT.
Jan 22, 2019, 11:20 am
#32
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,100
The questioning in some ways isn't really about the questions (or arguably even the answers) - it's about engaging in a conversation with people and assessing behaviour, whether they're nervous or whether they're vague about answers or give different answers to the very same question if it's asked twice.
I know I've mentioned it on here before but my issue I've had so far has been the casual attitude taken by the screening staff who IMHO in my encounters seemed to really lack the skills required for such questioning. Maybe they need to get some Israeli airport security screeners to help train them!
I know I've mentioned it on here before but my issue I've had so far has been the casual attitude taken by the screening staff who IMHO in my encounters seemed to really lack the skills required for such questioning. Maybe they need to get some Israeli airport security screeners to help train them!
Jan 22, 2019, 12:13 pm
#33
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YYZ/SFO/AKL
Programs: NZ*G, back of the bus UA, corner of the MLL AC.
Posts: 373
I've found LHR/FRA/MUC to mostly be indifferent, CDG is always odd and deeply suspicious about my presence in France (when I was working for a French company...). But it also seems to vary based on airline and contractor. For instance, non-US airlines didn't seem to previously do this questioning...and from a BA LHR-SJC flight in November, they did not question me in LHR at all. I also don't recall ever being questioned by UA/NH in NRT.
Jan 22, 2019, 5:42 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: BNE
Programs: NZ*G, QF Bronze, VA Red
Posts: 563
Not going to happen. Research has shown that the TSA misses about 80% of all potential threats to aviation security, and yet the US government still refuses to abolish it despite being the very definition of time consuming.
Jan 22, 2019, 5:53 pm
#36
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: New Zealand (when I'm home!)
Programs: Air NZ Elite
Posts: 1,218
Jan 23, 2019, 12:28 am
#37
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 36
he was literally in the lounge for 10 min and went on to catch his SFO flight but this was 3 years ago
But I know wishful thinking
Last edited by Melia; Jan 23, 2019 at 1:16 am
Jan 23, 2019, 12:31 am
#38
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 36
Interesting, they really need to come up with something better