Vacancy - moron required for baggage handling.

[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

I've just been watching a news report about the aircraft diverted on its way from London Heathrow to Washington DC.
They showed all the passengers disembarking and then showed the baggage handlers removing suitcases from the containers for the dogs to check. Presumably the reason for using the dogs was to check for explosives, yet what are the baggage handlers doing - throwing and dropping the cases and then kicking them into line.
If they do that with cases in full view (apart from being an idiotic thing to do in the circumstances) what do they to to cases out of sight of the public?

[Nadonahoe Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nadonahoe]

Your Title line provided the best laugh I've had in a couple of days .... I think I qualify for the position Noelle

[falmouth3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close falmouth3]

diverted flight

I didn't see that footage, but they did mention on the local (Boston) news that one woman with clostrophobia lost control so they had to land the plane. She did NOT have a screwdriver as reported earlier. Apparently there was another person on the plane who had another "issue". Things are always interesting these days, aren't they?

Sue

[susieq Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close susieq]

I didn't see that footage, but they did mention on the local (Boston) news that one woman with clostrophobia lost control so they had to land the plane. She did NOT have a screwdriver as reported earlier. Apparently there was another person on the plane who had another "issue". Things are always interesting these days, aren't they?

Sue

Which news were you watching?? I'm watching WHDH ch.7 (Boston) as I write this, and they did say she had a screwdriver.
Kieth, your post made me laugh also ~~ only in Boston!!
Sue

[Ryne08 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ryne08]

It was the Boston airport (United 923) and I would think that the whole airlines industry baggage handlers needs some training on how to handle this problem/situation.