@ Cheerful Attic Spider (airport security)
Actually, I know of an airport that does a security check on every single departure gate, for every flight, with both x-ray machines and body scanners (previously metal detectors) and they have no problems at all. Ol' Schipol is basically ahead of the curve compared to everyone else though, the armed security staff there ride around on Segways! SEGWAYS!
So it can be done efficiently, just not many places have got their act together to manage it, seems we can barely open a new terminal without it all grinding to a standstill within 30 minutes.
(Brigadier Arthur Charles, Mrs, Fri 2 May 2008, 12:52, Reply)