Increased security caused huge delays at Don Mueang

[buksida]

Don Mueang drops carry-on bag screenings amid delays
Airports of Thailand has dropped newly imposed security measures for all flights at Don Mueang airport after carry-on luggage screenings caused hours-long delays.

Three days after requiring all departing passengers to run both carry-on and checked bags through x-ray machines prior to checking in, AoT suspended the plan for domestic and international travellers at 3.30pm to ease long queues stemming from an insufficient number of scanners.

Travellers again will have only checked bags x-rayed before entering the check-in area and carry-ons will be scanned before passengers arrive at their gates, as usual.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... don-mueang

Don Mueang airport now back to normal security check after newly-imposed measure caused chaos
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/don-mu ... used-chaos

[Big Boy]

Bonkers!!! If somebody has perceived the security threat great enough to require these checks, they should be getting more machines, not stopping the checks

[buksida]

I wonder how often they check for stolen passports against the Interpol database ... considering Thailand is the global hub for them I would have thought that would have been a greater security threat than someone trying to take a bottle of deodorant onto a plane.

[JamesWest]

Wow... so they tried to comply with interntional standards for about a day...

[Nereus]

This is a typical nee-jerk reaction, as happens with everything else here. The "red flag" imposed by ICAO has nothing to do with passenger security. It has to do do with the worthless " I am better than you" attitude of the administration of International rules and regulations. They have been endlessly warned what will happen if they do not get their crap together and comply.

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[STEVE G]

I think this might have been connected to the political fallout from the ex-Bangkok chief cop who got arrested in Tokyo with a handgun in his luggage when trying to fly back to Thailand. There have been questions asked about how he flew out of Thailand with the gun in the first place and a couple of peoples jobs are on the line, so perhaps this whole episode was a demonstration of the difficulty of screening all baggage. Better to cock up Don Muang than Suvarnibhumi to make your point!

[Terry]

Spot on Steve - I'm sure you're right

[Big Boy]

I think this might have been connected to the political fallout from the ex-Bangkok chief cop who got arrested in Tokyo with a handgun in his luggage when trying to fly back to Thailand.

Still bonkers.

[Terry]

Still bonkers.

You're right BB, but since when has common sense had anything to do with these sort of decisions..............

[Nereus]

Regardless of whatever reason, the first rule of engagement when the shite hits the fan is: create a diversion!

[pharvey]

There are several airports I've been through over the years where they X-Ray ALL luggage before check-in. Atatürk International Airport being one of the most efficient (strangely enough) IMHO and Delhi undoubtedly one of the worst.. I've actually managed to walk past 3 out of 4 checks before someone asked for a security stamp in the latter!! Absolute tossers.....

These security checks are there for a reason and rightly so - whilst I get pi$$ed off with delays at airports, I'm a tad happier if security is in place.... Far too many nutters around for my liking.

[brianks]

Extra security checks at Don Mung were not necessary at all since ALL bags are checked one way or the other before they are put on the plane. Why scan carry on twice? They should be scanning the checked baggage AFTER it is checked in as it could be easily tampered with before it is actually checked in. That's the way it is done at Swampy and most every other airport in the world.

This all reeks of the stupid non thinking bureaucrats coming up with an idea without thinking it through as to how it would really work.