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Airport reveals bizarre actions by passengers

11:58am Thursday 15th February 2007

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Manchester Airport has revealed just some of the crazy things people are willing to do to slip liquids through checkpoints.

Security staff at Manchester Airport say they are still having to confiscate thousands of litres of liquids every week despite repeated reminders of new security restrictions which mean passengers are only allowed to take a small number of 100 mls liquids through security in sealable, transparent bags.

And the rules are driving some passengers to extreme lengths to try to get their over-sized liquids through security in their hand luggage.

One passenger was so incensed at having his deodorant confiscated that he proceeded to publicly empty his bladder of liquid in a plastic bag in protest at the legislation.

A man with four bottles of frozen water who claimed they were solids and exempt from the rules.

A man who was told he couldn't take through a bottle of vodka so drank the entire bottle in front of security staff.

He was later removed from the flight for being drunk.

A woman who insisted that her two bottles of wine were not liquid but "fine wines".

And one man who was having a can of shaving foam confiscated and protested by squirting it all over the x-ray and barringer machines. The clean-up operation took almost half an hour.

Manchester Airport's Director of Security and Customer Service, Mike Fazackerley said of the incidents: "The legislation which restricts the amount of liquids, gels and pastes that passengers can take in to the cabin of a plane is in place for very good reason and it is in the interests of everyone travelling to make sure they fly by the rules."

"We would ask everyone to check the restrictions before they arrive at the Airport and make sure that any liquids they are carrying in their hand luggage is below 100mls and is contained in the right sealable bag."

Confiscated liquids are safely disposed of. Passengers are allowed to purchase larger quantities of liquids once they have passed through security.

From February 19th, passengers will no longer be supplied with free plastic sealable bags. Bags will be on sale in the airport terminals but passengers are being encouraged to either pack their liquids, pastes and gels in hold baggage or bring their own bags.

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Reed, says...
3:44pm Fri 16 Feb 07

Good people need to stand up and not be herded around like sheep.

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Tim, London says...
4:14pm Fri 16 Feb 07

What a laughable quote:

"The legislation which restricts the amount of liquids, gels and pastes that passengers can take in to the cabin of a plane is in place for very good reason"

The only reason for the restrictions is to give the appearance of doing something. It's security theatre, and it certainly doesn't make us any safer.

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Eric, says...
4:23pm Fri 16 Feb 07

If "terrorists" really wanted to smuggle liquids in, they would get multiple people on the same plane to bring under 100ml of the liquids they need, and then combine them after passing security.

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BurKaZoiD, USA says...
4:35pm Fri 16 Feb 07

These types of security steps are not designed to actually stop anything, its intention is to make people feel better. Just like after 9/11 when the National Guard was patrolling the airports with M16s that had no ammunition in them, it's not supposed to make any other impact other than to calm the crowds.

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Reilly, says...
4:44pm Fri 16 Feb 07

The most frightening thing of all is that we live under a regime which would probably look at the completely innocent comments of Tim, Reed, and Eric on this thread and see them as somehow threatening. We now live in a globally administrated world where everyday people are treated as errant schoolchildren, with an elite few just hovering over us waiting to see if we foul up. How are we going to go about changing this?

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Mike, SIU says...
4:58pm Fri 16 Feb 07

My life is pretty good. I don't walk around worried about things out of my direct control.

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Z3RiN, says...
5:55pm Fri 16 Feb 07

Tim wrote:
What a laughable quote: "The legislation which restricts the amount of liquids, gels and pastes that passengers can take in to the cabin of a plane is in place for very good reason" The only reason for the restrictions is to give the appearance of doing something. It's security theatre, and it certainly doesn't make us any safer.
And be able to sell them right back to you once you pass "safely through security"

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MrZero, FSA says...
5:59pm Fri 16 Feb 07

The unbelievable part is that scientists and chemists have proven that there is no possible way the binary bomb could be made on a plane. You'd be lucky to be able to make a binary bomb in a fully stocked laboratory, with hours of time and precise control over the process.

Managing it aboard a plane is impossible. Anyone who tried it would likely kill themselves without causing any damage to the plane other than a bloody mess in the for'ard head.

It's all about making the people afraid, so then they vote for complete morons and more fascist laws.

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jim, says...
6:09pm Fri 16 Feb 07

Gels and liquids is such garbage. The only people in the world who believe that story get paid $7 by the FAA to check my baggage.

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Fred Farkle, Tucson says...
6:10pm Fri 16 Feb 07

What we are seeing here is people enforcing rules that are meant to make us feel comfortable with trading our freedoms for security. Who wants to be 'safe' when we aren't free to do anything? How many people die each year due to terrorist attacks? Do we need to shut down the country to be safe? This is ridiculous. If we want to be safe, we should embrace renewable energy sources and get the heck out of unstable regions.

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Brandon, TX says...
6:15pm Fri 16 Feb 07

The "international terror plot" to blow up a bunch of planes in the UK that was uncovered last year is the reason that we can't bring liquids onto planes any more.
The part that never made it onto the evening news was that the individual (Rashid Rauf) who they fingered for the ordeal works for the Pakistani ISI, which is funded and largely operated by the CIA.
The whole liquid explosive threat is a bunch of BS, hyped up by the media to heighten fear and security.

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Eric, MA, USA says...
7:10pm Fri 16 Feb 07

While I hate to agree with all the anti-US folk, it is true that these regulations are nothing more than feel-good junk. Manufacturing a meaningful amount of explosive on a plane is not practical and likely to harm noone but the fool who tried it and the crew who has to clean up the mess. All the same, I learned very quickly to jump through this hoop. This isn't the first time intelligent people have been managed by less-qualified people, who here has held a job?

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John, California, usa says...
7:47pm Fri 16 Feb 07

Why do we allow them to do this to us?

O yeah.... 'Terrorists' the bullshit that Bushco is feading us, to make sure we are all scared and willing to give up our freedoms...

http://www.strangeusa.com

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TC, says...
10:59pm Fri 16 Feb 07

Its such a joke. What a waste of taxpayer money. On top of that they insult our intelligence by trying to say its for ' good reason '. Its fear mongering and posing. BRAVO to anyone who stands up to this BS.

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Master Thief-117, USA says...
2:43am Sat 17 Feb 07

You know, Eric gave me a good idea. Next time I am about to go on a flight, im going to bring 300 mls with me, and then get the three people behind me to take 100 mls each, and then in the terminal, they would give it back.
OH NO!, its the FBI, they are coming to take me away for my terrorist plan.
This policy is a load of BS. Water is very dangourus on a plane, you know why, I can take that battery out of my mp3 player and do an electrolysis of the water, capure the hydrogen and use a wire from the mp3 player to create a spark to ignite the hydrogen. Sure it wont be a huge explosion, but it will prove that the best laid plans of mice and men, etc

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For sure dude, Weed. California says...
7:16am Sat 17 Feb 07

Word

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joel, texas says...
7:31am Sat 17 Feb 07

Gilliani for prez.... this whole thing is ridiculous and seriously is just a tactic to play off of fear. If its going to happen, its going to happen and there is nothing you can do to stop fate.... I dont plug my ears with earplugs to keep spiders out, I dont sleep in a bubble to keep disease out and I dont look over my shoulder. To do so is just petty and dumb.

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Emmanuel, everywhere says...
10:13am Sat 17 Feb 07

joel wrote:
Gilliani for prez.... this whole thing is ridiculous and seriously is just a tactic to play off of fear. If its going to happen, its going to happen and there is nothing you can do to stop fate.... I dont plug my ears with earplugs to keep spiders out, I dont sleep in a bubble to keep disease out and I dont look over my shoulder. To do so is just petty and dumb.
Gilliani? Guiliani you fucknut. And don't talk about tactics of fear. They're used to help you sway your fear-driven opinion to vote for Guiliani. Baaa !

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BOIB, says...
12:02pm Sat 17 Feb 07

that restriction is retarded.. 100ml of liquid is plenty to blow a hole in a plane and kill half the people.
very true.. it is just for the illusion of safety

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zog, Australia says...
1:22pm Sat 17 Feb 07

Just google for "security theatre". That's all you need to do to know about this farce.

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rose, NY says...
2:51pm Sat 17 Feb 07

My sister was one of the officers in charge of the guarding of NY airports after 9/11 and let me tell you, the M-16's were loaded. A lot of stuff happened after 9/11 that never got reported.

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Craig, United States says...
6:18pm Sat 17 Feb 07

I normally take 3-4 vodka bottles filled with water and try to get them on the plane. They always say, "drink it or toss it. Then instead of throwing them out, I drink them.
It freaks them all out.
They think its vodka.
hahahahahahaahahahahahah

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Geek V2, Ottawa says...
7:04pm Sat 17 Feb 07

The terrorists are winning, one restriction at a time.

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steve, mass says...
8:19pm Sat 17 Feb 07

it says passengers are allowed to buy larger quantaties after they pass security???? same stuff right??

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Socrates, Australia says...
12:15am Sun 18 Feb 07

It seems to me that some of the previous posters have ignored the fact that the security measures are for hand luggage only and that a peson can put as much of their "precious" liquids, pastes, and gels as they want in their checked luggage. So I ask, what's the big deal? Is having your hair gel and toothpaste in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you really going to make your 2-hour flight so much more enjoyable?

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pirate, south florida says...
6:47am Sun 18 Feb 07

sorry to burst your bubble dip-**** but flights can be much longer than 2 hours, and they can also have multiple connections between them in which you spend a lot of time in an airport waiting on your next flight, espicially if that flight gets delayed. you never get to see the baggage that you check and then you realize how "precious" those liquids and gels really are.

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Kana, United States says...
2:52pm Sun 18 Feb 07

Craig wrote:
I normally take 3-4 vodka bottles filled with water and try to get them on the plane. They always say, \"drink it or toss it. Then instead of throwing them out, I drink them. It freaks them all out. They think its vodka. hahahahahahaahahahahahah
Oh my god! You're soooo coooool dudeeee! You must really get an ego boost from that!
Now can you move your **** so the people in back of you with more important things to do can get to their flights.

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ron, MN says...
11:51pm Sun 18 Feb 07

Those who would give up liberty and freedom for safety, deserve neither. - Ben Franklin

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Heather, Chattanooga, TN says...
1:57pm Mon 19 Feb 07

I'm glad that someone did that stuff! It needed to be done to protest one the the most stupid laws I've ever head of.

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Zen Cop, Toronto, Canada says...
10:30pm Mon 19 Feb 07

The thing that gets me is that the only people who really complain the loudest are those who tried to bring things on planes that aren't allowed. It doesn't support arguments when your too stupid to find out what is allowed on the plane and then abide by those rules. Whether we agree with rules / laws or not as members of a CIVILIZED society we are supposed to abide by these rules. If we wish them changed there is a process to go about doing so. It's the same in Canada with people who complain when charged with marijuana offences. I personally feel marijuana should be legalized and controlled, but the fact is it IS still against the law. And we have an obligation to obey ALL the laws, not just those we agree with. Otherwise what's to stop someone who doesn't believe rape is such a bad thing from comiiting that offense?

Ultimately, flying isn't a right. You want the pleasure of travelling in a faster more comfortable manner? Fine, but there a rules you have to follow. Know them, follow them.

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Arvel, CT says...
3:46am Tue 20 Feb 07

Ultimately, flying isn't a right. You want the pleasure of travelling in a faster more comfortable manner? Fine, but there a rules you have to follow. Know them, follow them.


Thank you. I was wondering if everyone thought their inalienable rights extended to air travel. Giving up freedom is one thing. Giving up convenience is quite another.

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me, CT says...
10:45pm Tue 20 Feb 07

Well I guess we could all sit here and complain about it or just go 20 feet past the checkpoint and buy a bottle of water.

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Shell, Wales says...
1:55pm Wed 21 Feb 07

Haha! quote above (
Well I guess we could all sit here and complain about it or just go 20 feet past the checkpoint and buy a bottle of water.)
Brilliant, straight to the point and completly true!
Aint nothing we can do about it!

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Rob, AZ says...
8:10pm Wed 21 Feb 07

this all reads like a bunch of obstinant children. **** and moan - your opinion on this topic is really doing a lot of good. Our free country allows to do more or less anything we want within the structure of laws and policies that allow us to walk out the door in the morning without fear of being bombed to ****. I accept the fact that i can't take booze into a ball game, and it doesn't matter the reasoning behind the rule - it is THE RULE. I know it when I buy the ticket, just like when I get on an airplane. I know the rules before I get to security. if I choose not to follow them, it's then up to me to follow the policy or pitch a fit like a child. Grow up and drop the ****-poor attitude.

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Terry Stevens, Uk says...
11:01pm Fri 23 Feb 07

What is the point in the security measures at all. Even if limited to what, 3 bottles of 100ml whiskey, and a lighter (rules say some many boxes of matches a lighters),
terroists will just go lowtech,
pour the alcohol on the fire extinguishes, set alight, the extinguishes will explode, making a hole in the plane, and killing all on board, and thats even in the unlikely event
that there are actual terroists still around. I expect the say "**** it, just let the governments do the job for us, creating fear, hurting people enough that they come to us,
no, its a sweet setup the US and UK have given us" .

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Terry Stevens, Uk says...
11:02pm Fri 23 Feb 07

What is the point in the security measures at all. Even if limited to what, 3 bottles of 100ml whiskey, and a lighter (rules say some many boxes of matches a lighters),
terroists will just go lowtech,
pour the alcohol on the fire extinguishes, set alight, the extinguishes will explode, making a hole in the plane, and killing all on board, and thats even in the unlikely event
that there are actual terroists still around. I expect the say "**** it, just let the governments do the job for us, creating fear, hurting people enough that they come to us,
no, its a sweet setup the US and UK have given us" .

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Brad, Phoenix says...
4:20am Sat 24 Feb 07

LMAO, ice is a solid, not a liquid and should therefore be allowed, im going to try that next time.

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uhhhyup, san jose says...
6:33pm Sat 24 Feb 07

What the **** is the matter with you all? if they let one person with liquid on they'd have to let everyone. you all remember the people that wanted to bring the liquid explosives. These security measures are made to protect you, not to **** you off, just quit whining and follow the rules. Bunch of f***in babies

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buzz, USA says...
7:42pm Thu 1 Mar 07

Quit your *itching, learn to fly, then you take all the booze on the plane that you want.

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robert, montgomery, al says...
1:03am Fri 2 Mar 07

the m-16s that were carried in the airports were loaded...i carried one of them...

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Brandon, TX says...
10:34pm Fri 2 Mar 07

uhhhyup wrote:
What the **** is the matter with you all? if they let one person with liquid on they\'d have to let everyone. you all remember the people that wanted to bring the liquid explosives. These security measures are made to protect you, not to **** you off, just quit whining and follow the rules. Bunch of f***in babies
in response to this, i would like to restate my previous comment:

The "international terror plot" to blow up a bunch of planes in the UK that was uncovered last year is the reason that we can't bring liquids onto planes any more.
The part that never made it onto the evening news was that the individual (Rashid Rauf) who they fingered for the ordeal works for the Pakistani ISI, which is funded and largely operated by the CIA.
The whole liquid explosive threat is a bunch of BS, hyped up by the media to heighten fear and security.

Stop believing everything you hear and look it up yourself. Your immature, profanity-ridden comment only further displays your ignorance.

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Mark C, Southern Maryland says...
12:43am Sat 3 Mar 07

BurKaZoiD wrote:
These types of security steps are not designed to actually stop anything, its intention is to make people feel better. Just like after 9/11 when the National Guard was patrolling the airports with M16s that had no ammunition in them, it's not supposed to make any other impact other than to calm the crowds.
No ammo?

Don't know what airport you went through....

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DB, US says...
6:09pm Wed 14 Mar 07

There is a simple solution to all of this BS terrorist S***. Leave those countries that don't want us meddling in their affairs. Let them all kill each other, then we can move in and take over.

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