Why police didn't even block me once at the airport arrivals?

10/30/2014 10:06:25 AM

You weren’t stopped for the simple reason that you weren’t doing anything unusual or suspicious. There are many people whose jobs require them to travel frequently so that is not unusual enough to cause suspicion. And, anyway, the airport police see literally thousands or tens of thousands of people every day. Unless you’re 2.15m tall and have bright green hair, the police aren’t going to recognise you as somebody who passed through the airport an hour ago, let alone a couple of days ago or last week or last month. Here’s a quick check of the same phenomenon for you: the last two times you flew, did you see the same policeman?

10/29/2014 7:26:43 PM

I live in Italy and I think you were never stopped because it was an internal flight. Again, you are not likely to be stopped at any airport in Europe that is part of the Schengen agreement. For instance, I have never been stopped at airports in Belgium and Holland even though I am a non-European. On the other hand, I have to go through normal aiport procedures on my arrival in the UK and Ireland which are not part of the Schengen.

10/29/2014 1:30:01 PM

I’d expect for the common use of drug dogs (outside of specific raids) to be exactly as you describe – noone would be blocked and searched until/unless the dogs sniff something and give a signal to the handlers.

10/29/2014 11:36:43 AM

If these were domestic flights (flights where the start and finish are within the same country) then it’s possible that they hardly stop anyone.

  • Drug smuggling would be a non-issue because you’re not crossing an international border.

  • Security at the arrival end does not need to check that you’re not a terrorist who might blow up the plane, because you’ve already got off the plane.

10/29/2014 5:37:24 PM

First of all, it isn’t something unusual to have a super frequent flyer on daily basis. During my years as a cabin crew member I remember a few passengers whom I saw a few times a month in an airline that operates 15,000 flights a months!

Second, you are scanned prior to your departure, and that’s what really counts.

The random checks at arrivals are not meant for you, they are as the name suggests, random! these checks are for other purposes (psychological, show off, etc.) and they are considered extra measures unlike the preflight security checks which are essential, mandatory and not selective.

So, why didn’t they suspect you? They didn’t have to, they are not the same people every day, they have a certain criteria which you don’t fit and finally, the dog didn’t bark!

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