Airport StoriesBack when I was a moody teenager I took a cheap flight that involved changing planes and having to go through security again. My bags were pre-checked so, when I set off the metal detector, I honestly said to the security guy that I had no idea what had set it off.
Until, that is, he searched me and found the metal knife and fork stamped "KLM" I'd nicked off the previous flight.
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chthonic, Fri 3 Mar 2006, 10:09)
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ArmsI've been searched, questionned, interrogated and re-scanned (including my 3-inch platforms which brought my height up to a mighty 5'2") and ushered through by men with machine guns.
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I count myself lucky. One of my friends on her way back to Australia had to go via Hong Kong. They checked her handluggage and then asked her to step aside. They then cuffed her and sent her to sit in a prison cell.
why?
The stupid girl had totally forgotten that she had about 10 live bullets in her handbag. Their group had done some army training, and of course all of them had nicked the bullets because it was 'cool', but the next day she went on trial for arms smuggling. Worst of all, she'd been flying home early to surprise her parents. Well, she did surprise them I suppose, They flew over immediately and bailed her out.
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Hampster Squared has stuff at www.tilla.co.uk, Sat 4 Mar 2006, 23:22,
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