Comments on: The globe-trotting life of a PC Pro staff writer

By: trends

trends — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:47:22 +0000

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By: Projektowanie Stron Internetowych

Projektowanie Stron Internetowych — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:31:57 +0000

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By: Mike Jennings

Mike Jennings — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:43:26 +0000

Both brilliant stories, thank you! And both very interesting in giving different perspectives on flight. I had to laugh about the German, French and American folk leaving the hotel – even though it’s the tallest building in Germany, the Messeturm seems a slightly odd target for the 9/11 terrorists.

Great story about the cutlasses and knives on Middle Eastern flights, too. I should start taking things on board with me and seeing what I get away with…

By: David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:04:20 +0000

Before 11-9 I used to fly back and forth between London and Frankfurt every week. I carried nail scissors and my razor in hand luggage. After 11-9 it was a complete nightmare. I could no longer carry a shaver with me (I only ever took hand luggage). I ended up leaving disposable razors in my desk draw in the office in Frankfurt.

But I lost my scissors. After a dozen flights between London and Frankfurt, I went ot visit a friend in Hamburg. On the way back the scan there picked up the nail scissors under the bottom stiffener of my bag! The other airports had never noticed!!

The hotel was the same, after 11-9 I couldn’t leave my bags in the hotel during the day, I had to lug them to the office – I used to leave them with reception and pick them up on the way to the airport from the office.

The really interesting thing, at the time, was the attitudes of the people. On the day of 11-9 itself, we were working in 15 story office block opposite the Marriott hotel in Frankfurat (50 stories) and the Messeturm (highest building in Germany) and next to the flight line to Frankfurt airport. We were horrified with what happened in America, and were worried about the Messeturm, but we carried on working.

In the evening, the German, French and American colleagues were looking for alternate accomodation in smaller, local hotels and around 60 of them checked out of the Marriott. The Brits all said, “what the hell, we’ve lived under the threat of IRA attacks for decades, the hotel is comfortable next to the office, we’re staying put!”

By: Lise

Lise — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:05:50 +0000

Hee, you think you’re joking about the scimitar? I have personally witnessed enormous 12″ knives and cutlasses being removed on the gantry from air passengers’ hand luggage on Middle Eastern flights, after check-in and “Security”. And I accidentally got a pair of scissors through myself, too. These so-called X-rays and bag searches are all a meaningless nonsense, verily. So be afraid.