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Questions re. security screenings
Last month I flew MSP-TYO-SIN and returned SIN-TYO-PDX-MSP.
Going, I had to go through baggage x-ray and metal detector in TYO, and on the return I had to do so in TYO and PDX. I don't understand why. I had to pass the screening at the start of the journey, so why did they repeat it at the transfer points? In PDX I even asked why, and the answer was because I was entering the airport, which I thought really did not answer the question. However, the screener had an edge to his answer that said, "Don't cause trouble." so I dropped it. Still, what is the logic that I am missing? |
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On 3/9/2008 7:58 PM P T ignored two million years of human evolution to
write: [...] I had to pass the screening at the start of the journey, so why did they repeat it at the transfer points? In PDX I even asked why, and the answer was because I was entering the airport, which I thought really did not answer the question. However, the screener had an edge to his answer that said, "Don't cause trouble." so I dropped it. Still, what is the logic that I am missing? The logic is "don't cause trouble." I had to do a similar thing not long ago. I went through security at BRU, cleared immigration and customs at IAD (which included picking up my bag and carrying them through), gave my bag back to be screened again, and then went through IAD security before going on to my connecting domestic flight. Apparently, security at BRU Just Isn't Good Enough. It's great for promoting the illusion that the TSA is Doing Something in the War on Terrah, though, isn't it? -- dgs |
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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:28:52 -0700, "d.g.s."
wrote: On 3/9/2008 7:58 PM P T ignored two million years of human evolution to write: [...] I had to pass the screening at the start of the journey, so why did they repeat it at the transfer points? In PDX I even asked why, and the answer was because I was entering the airport, which I thought really did not answer the question. However, the screener had an edge to his answer that said, "Don't cause trouble." so I dropped it. Still, what is the logic that I am missing? The logic is "don't cause trouble." I had to do a similar thing not long ago. I went through security at BRU, cleared immigration and customs at IAD (which included picking up my bag and carrying them through), gave my bag back to be screened again, and then went through IAD security before going on to my connecting domestic flight. Apparently, security at BRU Just Isn't Good Enough. It's great for promoting the illusion that the TSA is Doing Something in the War on Terrah, though, isn't it? This has been answered before -- it's because you had access to your checked luggage in order to go through customs, and there are items permitted in checked luggage but not in carryons (declared guns and ammunition, to pick the most glaring example), so you're "tainted" and need to be rescreened before entering the qualified-to-board-secure area. I haven't done it myself, but I understand in some airports (ATL?), even if you're ending your journey there, you have to go through security just to take the inside-security train to the main terminal and exit/collect your luggage again. This is basically a function of the airport's choice of architecture rather than a TSA "invasion". For all of the insane policies in our lives, the "where you get screened" part actually makes logical sense given the difference between checked and carryon luggage. Josh |
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Josh schrieb:
On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:28:52 -0700, "d.g.s." wrote: On 3/9/2008 7:58 PM P T ignored two million years of human evolution to write: [...] I had to pass the screening at the start of the journey, so why did they repeat it at the transfer points? In PDX I even asked why, and the answer was because I was entering the airport, which I thought really did not answer the question. However, the screener had an edge to his answer that said, "Don't cause trouble." so I dropped it. Still, what is the logic that I am missing? The logic is "don't cause trouble." I had to do a similar thing not long ago. I went through security at BRU, cleared immigration and customs at IAD (which included picking up my bag and carrying them through), gave my bag back to be screened again, and then went through IAD security before going on to my connecting domestic flight. Apparently, security at BRU Just Isn't Good Enough. It's great for promoting the illusion that the TSA is Doing Something in the War on Terrah, though, isn't it? This has been answered before -- it's because you had access to your checked luggage in order to go through customs, and there are items permitted in checked luggage but not in carryons (declared guns and ammunition, to pick the most glaring example), so you're "tainted" and need to be rescreened before entering the qualified-to-board-secure area. It's happened to me in Europe (Madrid), where there is no access to checked luggage on transit. I haven't done it myself, but I understand in some airports (ATL?), even if you're ending your journey there, you have to go through security just to take the inside-security train to the main terminal and exit/collect your luggage again. This is basically a function of the airport's choice of architecture rather than a TSA "invasion". For all of the insane policies in our lives, the "where you get screened" part actually makes logical sense given the difference between checked and carryon luggage. Josh |
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Because each country is responsible for the security of the people and flights that pass through their territory and thus are not in a position to blindingly trust and assume the previous country did their jobs. Those the recognize this fact step up screening security. Screenings are noticably tighter all over Asia lately. P T wrote: Last month I flew MSP-TYO-SIN and returned SIN-TYO-PDX-MSP. Going, I had to go through baggage x-ray and metal detector in TYO, and on the return I had to do so in TYO and PDX. I don't understand why. I had to pass the screening at the start of the journey, so why did they repeat it at the transfer points? In PDX I even asked why, and the answer was because I was entering the airport, which I thought really did not answer the question. However, the screener had an edge to his answer that said, "Don't cause trouble." so I dropped it. Still, what is the logic that I am missing? |
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