Tuesday November 2, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Countries are starting to respond to the ink cartridge bomb threats.

The most drastic response came from Germany. Germany has stopped all commercial flights from Yemen. That includes tourist and cargo aircraft.

Yesterday Canada banned all cargo flights originating from Yemen.

The thinking behind the Canadian decision is that Yemen cannot and does not check the packages that are sent - and that makes the risk too high. The risk is higher still because the reality is that most cargo is sent not on cargo planes, but on commercial, passenger-filled, planes.

Canada and Germany are correct. Unless packages, like passengers, are rigorously checked they should not be permitted aboard planes.

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