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#134770 - 06/04/08 09:12 PM Airline-safe PSKs
Erik_B Offline
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just forget about it. it's hopeless.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/transformers_t_shirt/

An IT consultant who attempted to board a British Airways flight to Dusseldorf at Heathrow's T5 wearing a Transformers t-shirt was told to take off the offending apparel or else, The Sun reports.

Brad Jayakody, 30, was travelling with four colleagues and ill-advisedly decided to sport an image of Optimus Prime wielding a menacing cartoon gun.

He explained: "My mate set off the alarms and was searched. But then the guy told me to stop and said ‘you cannot get on the plane because there is a gun on your t-shirt’."

Jayakody then asked to see the security chief, but didn't get the attack of common sense he was expecting. He continued: "I was flabbergasted. I thought the supervisor would come over and see sense, but he didn’t. After I changed he said if I changed back I would be arrested."

He added: "It’s a cartoon robot with a gun as an arm. What was I going to do, use the shirt to pretend I have a gun?"

A spokesman for Heathrow operator BAA offered: "If a T-shirt had a rude word or a bomb on it for example, a passenger may be asked to remove it. We are investigating what happened to see if it came under this category."



if this guy can't get on a plane because of an Optimus Prime t-shirt, what chance do we have?


Edited by Erik_B (06/04/08 09:18 PM)
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#134773 - 06/04/08 09:54 PM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: Erik_B]
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I love these stories.

My favorite of late is the woman who was forced to take out her nipple rings before being allowed through the metal detector and into the boarding area...they gave her the pliers but wouldn't let her do it in a private room. She had to do it there or not get on the plane.

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#134774 - 06/04/08 09:57 PM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: Erik_B]
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Yeah for stupid people! They shall inherit the earth, and with what they are doing to it, they are welcome to it.

Now where did I stick my thumb....
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#134775 - 06/04/08 10:00 PM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: ironraven]
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"Everyone stand back! He's got a T-shirt!!"


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#134779 - 06/04/08 10:23 PM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: MDinana]
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Note to self: Don't wear a Transformers T-shirt to blend in.

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#134796 - 06/05/08 12:38 AM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: Erik_B]
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Soon we will all fly naked. That may be a great thing, or a very bad thing...
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#134804 - 06/05/08 01:05 AM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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A bad thing.

I've been able to cut back my flying over 90%. By pushing for video conferencing at work and cutting many unnecessary trips, it's amazing how much I stay at home now.

And the govt. thinks it's because I'm scared of another 9/11. Wrong. It's because I'm irritated at the stupidity. I'll bet most flyers agree.

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#134824 - 06/05/08 03:08 AM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: sodak]
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We have not flown in about four years. Got a flight scheduled for early Oct, and we are not looking forward to it (unless the "fly naked" thing kicks in by then)...
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#134852 - 06/05/08 02:29 PM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: ]
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The gal should just have said fine, walked to a bathroom, removed them, and then come back through the security checkpoint.

I don't mind enhanced safety, as long as it doesn't border on harassment and just stupidity...

I also remember a Medal of Honor recipient not being allowed to board the plane with his medal in a carry on because it had a sharp pin on it...
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#134856 - 06/05/08 02:57 PM Re: Airline-safe PSKs [Re: Mike_H]
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that is just messed up!
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