December 19, 2007 White noise & plastic bags
Transportation security agencies are talking, but is anyone listening?
In the thick of the holiday season when thousands are packed into Terminal One of Pearson International Airport, the buzz of their collective chatter is overpowered by a voice over the intercom, reminding travellers what they cannot pack in their carry-on luggage.
But the message seems to have become white noise to many passengers.
Each week, more than 600,000 containers of liquids or gels - one for each passenger passing through the airport - are confiscated, said Yves Ducharme, director of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority. — Canada’s Globe & Mail
One confiscated item per passenger? Wow - I thought my kids had hard heads.
And - concerning the US 3-1-1 rule - here’s evidence of spotty enforcement and the trouble sometimes associated with unlabeled containers.
Reader Comments (1)
Speaking of labels on containers, I'm particularly amused when I carry containers labeled in ounces by weight rather than fluid ounces.
The TSA drones let them pass as long as the label has a number less than "3" without considering the difference between units.