AK airport crap

**Pixie** · 13th January 2010, 05:01

I'm sitting at the domestic gate lounge at Auckland airport at the moment.Having triggered the metal detector as I passed through it,with absolutely no metal on me and observing that everyone is triggering the detector,leads me to the conclusion that they have wound up the sensitivity on the things since the last lot of ragheads tried to bomb a plane.
Of course the drones at the security gate denies this.

Or perhaps those aliens left a probe in.

**Nasty** · 13th January 2010, 05:26

I managed to set off the detectors most the time .. was surprised when I didn't the last time I passed through. Have no metal is hard ... underwire bra, zips etc seem to be on my list of things that I wear all the time.

**crazyhorse** · 13th January 2010, 06:00

Unfortunately I always will and always do set it off - have had hip op, so its a huge pain in the arse for me to travel...... Didn't know Auckland had metal detectors for domestic travel, unless its only to the main centres. Little Napier isn't one of them. Can't wait for them to make us a international airport - but thats been on the cards since I was a little girl........

**Flatcap** · 13th January 2010, 07:32

The only reason metal detectors are there is to create the perception that we are safe.

As the first terrorist act has been performed with a bomb in the anal cavity, scanning is a waste of time. Should be digital exams

Now THAT would make boarding interesting.......

**davereid** · 13th January 2010, 07:33

Its all a waste of time anyway.

These systems are designed to catch hi-jackers, carrying weapons.

But the current crop of terrorists are happy just to blow the plane up, and themselves with it.

Even the strip-ya-naked millimetric radar so popular in Europe is useless. It assumes a fella who wants to blow everyone up wouldnt be brave enough to stuff his bomb up his backside, or simply put it in the checked baggage.

There is no way the checked baggage can be well screened, the system relies on not letting baggage on the plane if the passenger is not on it.

Not an issue for a blow-myself up for god, wheres my hundred virgins kind of terrorist.

Even hijacking would still be relatively easy. You dont need firearms or knives, as you can be quite sure no one else will be armed. A good size group of you, say booked on as a rugby team. 15-20 big guys armed with broken bottles would easily control most aircraft.

**Usarka** · 13th January 2010, 07:45

Maybe today they replaced it with an awesomeness detector.

**Genie** · 13th January 2010, 07:49

haha....i flew up to ak a couple of months ago and when i arrived and looked in my bag i'd taken my stanley knife and a pocket knife in my bag.

security is a bit of joke in New Zealand

**oldguy** · 13th January 2010, 07:54

its the sign of our times, get over it, better than hearing about someone trying to hijack yah plane, and people asking where was the security.

**pzkpfw** · 13th January 2010, 08:02

They oughta carry three pigs on each plane, and make sure everyone knows that if the plane blows up their bits will be mingled with pork.

**Mikkel** · 13th January 2010, 08:11

There's really no security on domestic flights. They don't even check your ID when you are using the self-service check-in booths.

I am all for it too. Every moment spent worrying about all this stuff is a moment wasted. Us living in fear is what the terrorists want, the authorities are happy to help them.

**Miscreant** · 13th January 2010, 08:12

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

Didn't know Auckland had metal detectors for domestic travel...

Wouldn't want some loon to hijack a plane and fly it into the behive now would we?

**Mully** · 13th January 2010, 08:23

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

have had hip op, so its a huge pain in the arse

Heh. Pun intentional?? You might want to get the op re-done; sounds like they stuffed it up.

I occasionally set it off - shoes have bits of metal. Watch, belt, zips, etc.

There are settings for the metal detectors - the person in charge of the floor for that day decides where they're set. Some set them super sensitive and some don't.

The funny thing is, this means the terrorists have won - they've caused a huge amount of inconvenience and hassle and made everyone alter their lives.

Then again, AvSec have to try to catch anyone trying to do anything.... It's a no-win situation for them.

**p.dath** · 13th January 2010, 08:30

Originally Posted by Genie

haha....i flew up to ak a couple of months ago and when i arrived and looked in my bag i'd taken my stanley knife and a pocket knife in my bag.

security is a bit of joke in New Zealand

Having stuff like that in checked on luggage is fine. You just can't take it on the plane with you.

I used to travel quite a bit for work, and use to carry a technician case with me. It was filed with things like wires, snips, screw drivers, soldering iron, etc. I was never questioned about it. I used to leave it unlocked. Once I bad the bastards change the combination lock on me though! It is one of those three roller locks you see on brief cases. Luckily there is only 1000 combinations to try, and you have a lot of time to kill at air ports.

I also used to wear steel capped boots, and set the detectors off everytime as a result.

**James Deuce** · 13th January 2010, 08:33

Funny story.

October 2001, I had to go to Auckland to start planning the move of an office. I follow Christine Rankin up to the metal detector, put my carry on bag on the conveyor and the lads with the wand make a big fuss of divesting Christine Rankin of every piece of jewellery, such a fuss, that my tool kit slides through completely uncommented on. Security is as security does.