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Bad joke prompts Alaska airport evacuation
The manager at Alaska's main airport says he expects charges to be filed after a bad joke led to the evacuation of a terminal. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport manager John Parrott says the incident happened a little after 12 a.m. local time Sunday, and the terminal was cleared as authorities searched through baggage. (www.seattlepi.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Worse than closing the airport, the Anchorage Police Department or ANC Airport Police have jurisdiction over the terminal in case of a bomb threat, not the TSA, and their only plan in a city that is below freezing almost half the year is to evacuate all passengers and staff to the unprotected outdoors. My wife and I were through TSA screening when the lockdown was called, and thank goodness we had at least kept our coats when we checked our baggage. Some travelers headed for Phoenix were in shorts, t-shirts and flip-f;ops as we were herded outdoors in freezing temperatures with a 10 to 15 knot wind for over an hour. The evacuation was haphazard, foolish, and dangerous. If this had happened only a month later we'd have been treating frostbite, exposure and severe hypothermia. As it is, we have both been sick all week. Thanks, APD!
Why don't people dummy up and shut up. This is serious stuff and everyone takes it that way. I agree that a true terrorist would not announce a bomb. Who in here is willing to take that chance. He will do some time for this joke.
This moron should be put on the permanent DO NOT FLY list and posters of the incident hung in every airport explaining that bad jokes can lead to you NEVER flying again.
He will probably be on a list alright. Lol
I don't know about the the list, but his picture(Very Large) should be printed and posted with <<Warning! Don't be an ASS about Security!>>!With a list of the penalties. You get more than enough time in line, and a bunch of posters all around with this guys and others pics, might prevent any other idiots from being dumb. And stupid. And vocal.
Now that's a workable plan.
The security people don't seem to know that a REAL bomber will not joke or make any reference to his intent.
The TSD are bored to death and just can't wait for a reason to evacuate or do anything to make their jobs appear meaningful. Ok, we need security in the industry, but we need competent security people using effective security measures not the window-dressing and theatre of airport security.
This event simply would not have happened in Israel. A bad joke would have been treated as a bad joke.... not an evacuation.