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FWIW one thing I really appreciate about living in Australia is the complete absence of security hassles when flying vs. the US. I've flown domestically within
by jbarham 14y ago
FWIW one thing I really appreciate about living in Australia is the complete absence of security hassles when flying vs. the US.
I've flown domestically within Australia half a dozen times in the past couple of years and I don't think I've been asked even once for ID.
Obviously they screen your carry-on luggage and you walk through the X-ray machine, but it's reasonable and relaxed security compared to the US.
It's fine for non-travellers to go through security and meet friends or family right at the gate as soon as they get off the plane. Very civilized.
- nmcveity 14y agoThe only time I've been through a body scanner is in Australia. Just recently returned to the US through Melbourne airport where I had a 'wtf' moment when I saw the scanner. I was selected (about 25% of the people went through it, I'd guess) and when I said I'd rather have a pat down - as I do in the US - they told me that if I refuse, I would be escorted out of the airport and banned from returning for 24 hours. I argued for a little bit but eventually had no choice, not really being able to miss the flight. The old system with metal detectors and xray screening of luggage was more civilised, imo. Things have really changed, ... When I was a child I used to fly from Devonport (a small city) to Melbourne a lot. In those days, you didn't even go through security to get onto the plane in Devonport - they put you through security after you disembarked in Melbourne!