Monday, 2 May 2016

Brussels airport

Brussels airport is getting back to normal, after the terrorist explosions of 22 March. Today it was a special day. The TV channels have shown the repaired departures hall and interviewed some of the checking-in staff.  It was very moving to see how motivated they are. That´s a great response to the forces of darkness and madness.

But the security procedures that have been implemented today were not smart. Passengers had to wait for two or more hours outside the hall before being screened and let in. That created big crowds and lots of anxiety. Some missed their flights.

That´s an outdated way of doing things. Passengers should be allowed to proceed as usual. This is a major airport and cannot be controlled as a provincial airport in some remote place of India. At the outside doors and in the hall the police or other type of security agents could be present with sniffer dogs. They would detect anything suspicious in any piece of luggage. And they would let it go smoothly and safely for everyone else. 

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