Ever since shortly after 9/11 regular travellers have been made aware by their travel agents and some media reports of the merits of ensuring that you book flights in your name precisely as it appears in your passport.
That was one of the early precautions against being challenged by airport security in the clanking big fiasco [...]
Tag Archives: airport security
Guten tag, your papers, and full name please
May 27, 2009 – 2:16 pm
Departure taxes, biosecurity and internet p*rn filters
March 6, 2009 – 7:07 am
The soften-them-up pre-Federal budget rumours include an increase to the departure tax which is currently $47. The claimed reason is to better fund border security including improved biosecurity.
Canberra has been sold a crippled pup when it comes to biosecurity in its allegedly more sophisticated variations, such as finger print matching, data mining (how many Middle [...]
Fear, loathing and stupidity at Brisbane airport
September 29, 2008 – 7:51 am
Brisbane airport last night was a perfect reminder that Australia relies on implausible scenarios, imperfectly screened, to create an impression that air travel is secure.
Early in the evening a number of Qantas passengers, the Courier-Mail says there were only three of them, reached their departure gates in the ‘airside’ part of the terminal without [...]
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