lockedoutlogic
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- Apr 26, 2007
...never fly to Orlando during jersey week...bad ju ju even for Nikon
They decided to rescreen because many people were allowed to run through the screening area right after the battery exploded. So, they had no idea who had been through screening and who had not, because they were all mixed on the other side of screening. So, they had to bring everyone back from the gates and start over.I don't understand the need to rescreen people at all. Why?
Why would that include those who had already boarded planes? Was it that chaotic?They decided to rescreen because many people were allowed to run through the screening area right after the battery exploded. So, they had no idea who had been through screening and who had not, because they were all mixed on the other side of screening. So, they had to bring everyone back from the gates and start over.
I'm not sure you can make something good out of a mess situation...
And hopper, please..."those poor folks"...
First, it's mco and the passengers arent ever princes
Second, its jersey week...where no complaint goes unvoiced from Bergen County...
Let's maintain focus...
Why would that include those who had already boarded planes? Was it that chaotic?
I can maybe understand the complete rescreening of all passengers for that side of the airport (gates 1-59 ) but I don't understand the necessity of doing that for the other side (gates 70-129). I certainly understand all of the concerns about security but if that side was affected they completely lost control of the situation and those in charge should be asked to find new jobs, including Mr. Brown wrote a nice letter but obviously doesn't have control over his people and their actions.
I bet it was a crazy mess where people didn't know where to go. If somebody got by that had bad intentions, they would never recover from that. They had to be extra careful. It does seem they should have had a better plan in place.
Why re-screen people that have already boarded a plane? Haven't you guys seen a Bruce Willis movie?
They were afraid that the exploding battery was a distraction that allowed someone "Bad" to board a plane for evil purposes. That's why they would have re-screened everyone at a gate, in case it was someone who used the burning battery to slip through security with a bomb, firearm, knife, etc.
Security people are taught to look for risks and address them. Sometimes that means they over-react. Sometimes that means they catch someone before something awful can happen.
Why re-screen people that have already boarded a plane? Haven't you guys seen a Bruce Willis movie?
They were afraid that the exploding battery was a distraction that allowed someone "Bad" to board a plane for evil purposes. That's why they would have re-screened everyone at a gate, in case it was someone who used the burning battery to slip through security with a bomb, firearm, knife, etc.
Security people are taught to look for risks and address them. Sometimes that means they over-react. Sometimes that means they catch someone before something awful can happen.
I agree this was likely the issue - it is really difficult at this point to get anything harmful through security checkpoints...they even checked all our pre-packaged snacks individually in MCO this October, but if someone wanted to get something precarious through security - causing a distraction like a smoking bag knowing it would send people running in all directions would be one way to do it. What a nightmare for all those involved both the people who had their plans altered and those at the airport...but also what a nightmare for the staff working in the airport. I'm sure there were a lot of angry people and I'm also sure it was a logistical nightmare...I can just imagine the lines of people waiting to take the trams back to the security checkpoint areas in order to wait in more lines to go back through security in order to learn their planes were further delayed or cancelled.
Then let's just not have them at all if a bomb threat is going to make them wet themselves.I think your expectations are unrealistic...
...tsa is a headfake for low pay (cause nobody is willing to pay a worker with pride and skill anymore)...so I don't expect anything other than chaos when chaos occurs.