Blink182 From Azerbaijan, joined Oct 1999, 5431 posts, RR: 19 Posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2177 times:
I am watching CNN right now, they are reporting that Gatwick's North Terminal is closed. That's all they know, I am assuming this is due to security. Does anybody have any more details? How will this affect BA's schedule?
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Capt.Picard From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2162 times:
How will this affect BA's schedule?
If true, it certainly won't help. Expect some delays, even some cancellations if this is a serious security threat. May just be a false/smoke alarm, let's see what happens.
Capt.Picard From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2141 times:
2 men in a car stopped and arrested at Heathrow perimeter fence as a "precautionary measure" after they failed to adequately explain what they were doing. Could be spotters, from the sounds of it!
Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43 Reply 8, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2011 times:
How will this affect BA's schedule?
If true, it certainly won't help. Expect some delays, even some cancellations if this is a serious security threat. May just be a false/smoke alarm, let's see what happens.
Ahhh...it wont be too bad since it happened at LGW...if it happened at Heathrow, BA would be screwed.
Demoose From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1952 posts, RR: 26 Reply 12, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1847 times:
"The man's baggage was searched after his arrival on a British Airways flight from Colombia, Sussex Police said.
A suspicious object was examined by explosives experts and found to be a live grenade, detectives said."
Shamrock104 From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 517 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1781 times:
Just another example of utter US and UK inspired paranoia. The man was coming off a flight, not boarding. More hysteria created to justify a pointless war by Bush and Blair. I sincerly hope France, Germany and Russia hold their stance against War.
Spacepope From Vatican City, joined Dec 1999, 2744 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1769 times:
Yeah, as long as you don't use the weapon or explosives on the flight it's allright..... someone here seems to be either totally missing or ignoring the point.
Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1762 times:
UPDATE - Hand grenade found in UK airport terror alert
"LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man carrying a live hand grenade was arrested at Britain's Gatwick airport on Thursday by police on high alert for an al Qaeda terror attack."
Artsyman From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 4741 posts, RR: 42 Reply 18, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1755 times:
Just another example of utter US and UK inspired paranoia. The man was coming off a flight, not boarding.
This is actually just another example of how the people that want to be Anti America and Anti Britain will argue every point. The next one will be 18 muslim men were arrested at LHR after killing the cabin crew and trying to storm the cockpit. This will be seen by the usual cohorts as another American over reaction I suppose.
Rick767 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 2662 posts, RR: 52 Reply 19, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1731 times:
"Just another example of utter US and UK inspired paranoia. The man was coming off a flight, not boarding. More hysteria created to justify a pointless war by Bush and Blair. I sincerly hope France, Germany and Russia hold their stance against War."
Hysteria?? Pardon me but are you mad?? Serious question.
The mad had a bloody LIVE GRENADE for crying out loud. The fact he didn't use it on the plane is not relevant. If someone had just got off my plane with a live grenade, I would be pretty pissed off if they just let him go.
The fact that Bush and Blair want to pick a fight in Iraq (which I will reserve my personal judgment on since this forum is not for me to air such views) does not mean that vital issues to flight safety and security should not be considered seriously.
I used to love the smell of Jet-A in the morning...
Jayhup From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 441 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1717 times:
It's nice to see that true ignorance is alive and well!
Thise nice boys never meant to slam those planes into any buildings right?
Artsyman From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 4741 posts, RR: 42 Reply 21, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1713 times:
Considering that you almost never get searched on the way off a plane, I am curious who tipped the police or what triggered the search
Jayhup From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 441 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1669 times:
Seeing as how he was coming from CCS the reason he was searched was because they were looking for drugs.
Now.....I'm sure someone on this forum is going to say that there are no drugs in the UK and that drugs are a myth created by Tony Blair to spend countless pounds on customs inspectors and police when drugs just simply do not exist...right?
Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 11996 posts, RR: 36 Reply 24, posted (10 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1663 times:
My thinking exactly, Artsyman!
Still, very serious stuff. All the way from CCS on a 777. That could have been very serious, if not fatal. There can be no excuse for a member of the public having a real grenade, let along bringing it on a flight. No wonder they took it very seriously.
There will need to be a very serious review of security at CCS now; there are only three flights a week to LGW, but many, many daily flights to US destinations and it only takes something like this for "certain people" to focus attention on specific parts of the world.
25 Capt.Picard: Was it CCS then? News reports the man as coming off a BA flight from Colombia - or does the BOG service start at CCS? Also, was it a 777? Thought they
26 Jayhup: Because of the political situation in CCS the flight makes essentially three stops...TAB, CCS and BOG and is operated by a 777. What scares me the mos
27 Arsenal@LHR: CCS is Caracas Capt Picard. The disturbing thing is if this guy had the same intensions as the shoe bomber Richard Reid then this BA 777 would have be
28 Artsyman: The disturbing thing is if this guy had the same intensions as the shoe bomber Richard Reid then this BA 777 would have been blown to bits. The questi
29 Arsenal@LHR: Still a cause for great concern, the fact that he managed to get a grenade onboard even if it was in the cargo hold is still worrying. We can everythi
30 Capt.Picard: Guys, I knew CCS was Caracas. Sorry if i gave the wrong impression... cheers p.s. hope this guy gets an absolute bollocking
31 WiLdmanVzla: well, well, well... I use to travel to CCS a lot of times each year because my family lives there... and security is so strong over there only if youÂ
32 Shamrock104: As far as I understand from reports, the grenade was in the mans hold baggage, which would indicate he wasn't going to use it inflight.
33 Jayhup: What if it 'used itself' and blew a hole in the airplane????? JH
34 BD1959: Would something like this - where security cannot be guaranteed - be enough for airlines which appreciate a good safety record (such as BA) to pull ou
35 EA CO AS: This is very disturbing, but I can't say I'm surprised. Anyone with enough cash to spend could bribe a Colombian airport official to let a bag "slip b
36 Covert: Probably bribed them.... Hey it is a third world country right?
37 EWRvirgin: The authorities better take notice. With the security measures put in place after 9/11 making it all but impossible to smuggle anything through securi
38 Ussherd: Security at Caracas can be quite tight. Several times I have been pulled out of the queue at the gate and taken downstairs to open my luggage because
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