in UK Airports; some child manages to board a jet with no boarding pass or passport; another jet is forced to land at Boston in the States because some woman became claustrophobic (I wonder why - cattle class perhaps?); and produces some matches and face cream and is arrested for it; and finally the BAA and the police in England are lambasting each other as to who should take responsibility for the increased security costs needed to pay for this and presumably future terrorist acts !
An aircraft is a pressurised metal tube separated by two wings full of highly flammable fuel; and if for whatever reason, however unlikely, it is compromised somehow, be it by accident or sabotage - it is, as it has ALWAYS BEEN - an extremely vunerable not to mention uncomfortable piece of technology, which you have very little chance of surviving if there is a fire, crash or it depressurises. My question is simply, when are we going to make these aircraft more secure than the airports to get to them !
2006-08-16 14:04:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
The two fighter jet escort is to shoot the airliner down - if it becomes necessary to do so - to stop it crashing into or blow up over something - didn't you know the people in the plane by now are deemed 'expendable' by now if they are already in that position - it is not an escort to provide comfort or safety - it is as a last resort - this is why I want the damn things made safer - it is about time people all people demanded that aircraft were made safer or the security round them was made thorough like that of the Israeli airline El Al - they have had their jets guarded by air marshalls for 20 odd years with guns that fire special bullets that won't pierce the fusalage. But I say we need more than that, in case it's not sabotage - it's just a malfunction with the aircraft or something. Why should just the military have parachutes or ejector seats - I don't care what it costs - thats there bloody problem - please say this to your friends and get them to say it to their friends and lets end this complacency once and for all !!!
2006-08-17 03:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by BaitersinSpace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it truly is an rather irritating difficulty even inspite of the undeniable fact that some human beings discover it extremely humorous. The 12 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous boy who managed to get on a airplane with free of charge ticket shows merely how the airport team a unable to administration What I also discover irritating (this isn't racist or alarmist) I used to artwork at Heathrow and that i imagine about seventy 5% of the workers the position no longer British born. even inspite of the undeniable fact that almost all of them are good human beings yet there might want to be some rotten apples among them. Are there the different international places in the international who've so few abode grown team operating their airports?
2016-11-25 21:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I don't understand is the fighter jet escort on the Boston Flight. If a terrorist is going to blow up a plane, I don't see how two jets can help, other than possibly raise the death count by two and add more fuel to explode.
A serious shake up needs to happen, but who knows when it will get done!
2006-08-16 14:13:48 · answer #3 · answered by Dawn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is really frustrating. I could not believe the story about the child getting on the plane with no ticket. How does this happen?? It really seems like everyone is doing nothing. I guess it would be up to Boeing or Airbus to make a more secure plane.
2006-08-16 15:42:52 · answer #4 · answered by goofnwfy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they figure out how to make aircraft that can fly transoceanic routes with fuselage and wings made using reinforced concrete.
Until the, perhaps you should not be flying.
2006-08-16 14:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right, well mine's the 1 with the blue strap around it saying "Made in UK". Don't nobody be pinching it now!
2006-08-16 14:15:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, the good old times of transatlantic cruises.
2006-08-17 19:15:10 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Penelope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's one fantastic car boot sale they're gonna have!
2006-08-16 14:12:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sad news
2006-08-17 02:04:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
penelope aren't you forgetting the icebergs?
2006-08-23 05:54:01 · answer #10 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋