On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:33:38 GMT, "PTRAVEL" wrote:
You haven't seen this in the US, or at least not since post-9/11 random gate
checks were stopped over a year ago. I've also never seen this in Europe or
Asia.

This happened within the last year, at either a USA or European airport. I'm
sorry I don't remember which, as I have done a fair amount of flying in the
last year.