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Did anyone order an aviation security audit?
On yet another work flight from A to B, we decided on the spot to liven up a dull routine with an uninvited airport security audit — just to get a general sense of how things stand.
With no immunity and no time to prepare, we improvised as we went, in light mode. Without going deep into technical, geographical or personal details, here is the result. Not all of it.
In almost every airport in Russia you can buy large glass bottles of alcohol in the departure area: beer, wine, champagne — everything for a party on board.
Alcohol is a poison in itself; as for what “good” glass can do on board an aircraft, we think our competent readers hardly need it spelled out.
The next point worth publishing is the tableware.
Almost every so-called business lounge in Russia holds an uncontrolled quantity of full-sized, honest-to-goodness steel knives and equally steel forks.
All of these raise the chances of a hypothetical successful attempt to interfere unlawfully with the work of the crew.
There is a view that for Russia this situation is an acceptable risk, and at the time of our spontaneous aviation security audit the threat level at the airports was set as “low”.
Drawing on Israeli aviation security experience, we can note that there the visitors of business lounges and expensive passengers flying business class are screened even more thoroughly than economy.
«— Did you pack your bags yourself?»
If you want your own facility checked and a detailed confidential security audit, here are the relevant sections:
bodyguards and protection team audit