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Packetman21
Packetman21
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 28 Jul 2016
Total posts 68
Thank you everyone for their imputs, it is all helpful. Qantas has sent an e-mail recommending to come to the airport 2 hours early for domestic flights and 3 hours for international. Anyway, a relative works at Qantas so I am sure she can get me into the new Business Class lounge in Brisbane while I wait... ;)
AB__CD
AB__CD
Member since 29 Mar 2014
Total posts 23
Much money is being spent on security at airports and I have no problem with this - but so long as its spent effectively. What's the point of examining little old ladies and children and 99% of the rest of us with the resulting long queues and delays. It would be much more effective to concentrate on those with a record or whose profile matched the criteria for suspect terrorists. I have no concerns with their rights or otherwise.
As to selecting people at random to undergo extra examination for explosives the authorities don't know much about the mathematics of random selection. If they go to the races do they stick a pin in the racing guide or bet on form??
For many years I flew from a small airport at Syracuse in upstate New York and I was ALWAYS singled out for additional examination as I was a foreigner - never mind that I looked like a fairly innocent WASP. I was never concerned about this because at least they had a system and were spending their money more effectively.
jgb59
jgb59
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 16 Mar 2016
Total posts 12
Arrived Monday 31/7 @ 8.20am on an Emirates flight from Bangkok and checked in for the domestic connection to the Gold Coast at the Qantas transfer section at the international terminal and no delays there at all, no one in the security line and I was expecting there to be chaos given the news reports I had seen on Sunday in Bangkok.
DAREng
DAREng
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 18 Jul 2017
Total posts 15
Anyone had experience with International flights yet? if so does J or F have any difference in boarding queues?
rufusfly
rufusfly
Member since 13 May 2016
Total posts 54
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The original question was about security delays, not any particular "group" of people. In the current climate, it is very easy to read racial overtones into any flippant remark.
For someone who's job it is, apparently, to police commenting standards, your comment does come across as unprofessional, and your follow up doesn't help.
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tonyw
tonyw
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 18 Jul 2015
Total posts 17
The "bomb" was going to be in checked luggage anyway! Maybe we could XRay and sniff the luggage?? Just kidding
Steve987
Steve987
Member since 23 Feb 2015
Total posts 268
The original question was about security delays, not any particular "group" of people. In the current climate, it is very easy to read racial overtones into any flippant remark.
For someone who's job it is, apparently, to police commenting standards, your comment does come across as unprofessional, and your follow up doesn't help.