Cool Airport Security Technology - LGW
Feb 8, 2006, 5:55 pm
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When will everyone here realize that what you all want will never happen. Theater, real or memorex.....we all have to live in this age of heightened security.
I don't like it either, but I have accepted it...
Get over it....it is here to stay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't like it either, but I have accepted it...
Get over it....it is here to stay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 8, 2006, 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by NSFU
Arriving at LGW yesterday from AMS I realised why they have to do this. If they didn't - given the way things are set up - arriving international pax could bypass immigration.
What you would do is arrive on your international flight having arranged to hold two 'onward' boarding cards: one for an international connection and another for a domestic. Then you would go through international connections (which deposits you back airside) using your international boarding card, and use your domestic one to get on a domestic flight, and never face passport control. The need for a barcode/photo to get to the domestic gate stops you doing this.
What you would do is arrive on your international flight having arranged to hold two 'onward' boarding cards: one for an international connection and another for a domestic. Then you would go through international connections (which deposits you back airside) using your international boarding card, and use your domestic one to get on a domestic flight, and never face passport control. The need for a barcode/photo to get to the domestic gate stops you doing this.
In any event, the "face capture" is useless and often unreliable.
For those pthers who think the dog and pony security show is useful and/or here to stay: no security measures are permanent, for everything has it's lifespan. Also, rigid systems may be routinely subject to workarounds and critical failures.
Feb 8, 2006, 8:49 pm
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Originally Posted by mikey1003
When will everyone here realize that what you all want will never happen. Theater, real or memorex.....we all have to live in this age of heightened security.
I don't like it either, but I have accepted it...
Get over it....it is here to stay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't like it either, but I have accepted it...
Get over it....it is here to stay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't we live in a liberal democracy? A good citizen's first job is to push his government to always do the right thing, not to sit back and allow those in charge free reign to do whatever they want.