maybe a solution to this see the website "dutyfreeonarrival"

By Smith | March 8, 2010 5:46 PM

Of course real border guard organizations know this. All the trucks and tricks that can be imagined are known. The whole security hoax is part of the hidden agenda, that is to put more control on the population. More harassment, intimidation, useless fear mongering, you name it, the government will use it to make you all as tame as sheep.

By Alex Baldal | March 8, 2010 6:23 PM

I always wondered how it is possible that the first security check is basically just before the boarding, for non EU flights. This guy has just shown how ridicolous is the security system at Schiphol. They like to spread around those scary soldiers with machine guns but then they are not even able to spot a potential bomb. First the 100 ml story (one of the most ridicolous decisions ever) now the bodyscanner, what would be the next useless initiative to make our lives "safer"?

By max | March 9, 2010 8:49 AM

Thank you Alex for this comment.It is important to show people the subject from the other perspective. Otherwise they will keep on believing that 'shortening their leashes' will make them more safe from so called 'terror'.

By An | March 9, 2010 10:05 AM

I feel no safer when I fly now than I did on 9/10/2001. All I've seen is increased consumer cost and added consumer hassle. These agencies (globally) need to learn that you can never create a foolproof system because there is always a bigger fool out there somewhere. Now people are trying to circumvent the system just for the fun of doing it. Because they take my money and haven't been able to provide (in my opinion) better security, I think the agencies responsible for passenger security are the terrorists. Let's stop THEM before THEY do any more damage.

By Tim Lee | March 9, 2010 5:46 PM

All of this "security" has come at a huge financial cost to consumers. If you ask me, the real terrorists are the agencies raping the people of tax dollars and not improving safety. I feel no safer today when I fly than I did when I flew before 9/11. At BEST, our money isn't being used wisely. The security measures taken thus far have been smoke and mirrors. If you ask me, the agencies creating these insane policies and creating/buying EXPENSIVE scanning equipment that has proven ineffective are the terrorists. They take my money and complicate my life. I've given up flying not because I'm afraid of what might happen on the plane, but because it's just not worth the cost and the BS.

By Tim Lee | March 9, 2010 5:46 PM

I was allowed to take my acoustic guitar in the cabin, forward and return journey with KLM to Manila. A guitar string can easily be used as a weapon. If it cuts through cheese, what about a neck? I wonder if they really understand security anywhere at any airport, I think not...

Too many machines and too little intuition!

By stevie - just back from Manila (Nice weather!) | March 10, 2010 5:13 PM