Thursday, August 17, 2006

Handcream and matches? This madness has gone too far....

From a BBC Report *

"Meanwhile, a woman who sparked an alert on a flight to the US was reportedly suffering from claustrophobia.

The woman was detained by police after causing a major security alert when she became unruly after a panic attack, and was found to be carrying handcream and matches.

The jet, bound from London to Washington DC, was diverted to Boston's Logan Airport, escorted by two F15 fighter jets. "

At what point are we going to end the madness of scrambling fighter jets everytime somebody farts on a plane. The delightful Michael O'Leary is right about the over the top security at British airports - making old ladies carry their handbag contents in clear plastic bags isn't saving anyone.....

* http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4800615.stm

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