Cutlery on QF flights

[D Chan]

Originally Posted by steve k

What about the old, cold, hard hosties too.

try united

[Nathan S]

Originally Posted by Philip Argy

As I recollect it, former Justice Minister Amanda Vanstone pointed out that a wooden shish kebab skewer is not detectable by sceening technology.

It really makes all the screening and plastic knives regime a huge waste of time and money - what should get the focus is pax (and airside staff) profiling and random full checking of the kind done for international arrivals.

It'd be great to have a decent orginisation take on procedures that you mention above on the way out of the country, even just having a couple of AFPPS officers around the departure screening point could help out.....

[Adrian B]

If true, it astounds me that metal cutlery is used on one leg of an international flight, then plastic on another leg in the same a/c.

That said, I have accidentally taken a Leatherman tool in carry on (I thought I had removed it prior to departure) without it being picked up by security, so nothing surprises me. I only discovered this when I got to my motel. When I reported the incident to the airport, they were greatful for the feedback and asked I call the security company as well. When I called the security company, I was accused of being a troublemaker and my personal information was demanded so the police could be sent around. Not sure what happened to my phone on that day, if all of a sudden dropped out........

[Greg F]

My uncle is a prison guard and hey says that they occasionally find sharpened toothbrushes (with the bristles cut off) Apparently they use a pencil sharpener, and are extremely sharp and dangerous!

Whats not to stop someone taking an object like this onto a plane?

A Razor sharp object would be far more dangerous than a butter knife!