It'll take you an extra 10 days though. You'll be like a giraffe by the time you get there

Good Would rather sit by a pool for 10 days than sit strapped to a seat for 8-9 hours eating plastic pasta.

Trouble is, if everybody thought that way, they will have won. Constricting our movements is part of their aims.

Its fine Meaty, just fly with Emirates or summat

As one who hates flying but travels every year I'm still apalled at what time consuming security procedures fliers have to go through, I hate all the security checks which are so time consuming but still understand why because of the times we live in.

What YR said ^^^.

I will take the plane no matter
 what has been said about anybody.  

You may want to listen to Radio 4's The Moral Maze tonight at 8.00 pm. This edition deals with the issues raised by this news story, specifically are we handing vctory to terrorists by them scaring people off from flying and to want extent should people's liberties be restricted to protect them.

This programme is clearly looking at issues raised in this thread and similar coverage elsewhere.

Being scared of flying has nothing to do with terrorists.
I'm scared of flying.
Luckily one can now get everywhere one needs to go by train, in comfort.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...lasgow-west-11690676

Glasgow Airport evacuated after suspicious package found...


Soon find out if its a serious threat or some old woman left her duty free...

I thought this was about those bad smells that waft around on planes and you never know who delivered them.