Silly Season Approaches

Edited highlights of an amazing article in the Sunday Times:

Dozens of people, including several executives who regularly visit Pakistan, are flying from Manchester and Heathrow airports instead (of Glasgow airport) after being stopped, searched and interrogated by “heavy-handed” anti-terrorist officers every time they travel.

Doesn't this tidbit intrigue?

...says a female officer rifled through his luggage in front of other passengers and quizzed him on why he had items of women’s clothing in his suitcase. The clothing belonged to his wife.

And the naivety of these complaints?

Others have complained that police officers refused to repack their luggage after emptying the contents.

Note: I have been flying internationally since I was sixteen and have had my suitcases searched tons of times. No one has yet repacked for me. Wish I'd realised this was a cause for complaint.

Strathclyde police has agreed to give officers posted at Glasgow and Prestwick airports further training to raise awareness of .......sensitivities.

Note to sensitive souls: going through customs can be tricky. I have experienced quite embarrassing searches myself. In the old days I think the problem was smuggling presents. Nowadays the problems are different.