Airport Security: Dreaming Vodka Dreams
We've gotta hand it to a guy who's so fed up with airport hell that he'll guzzle a liter of vodka to spite security screeners. But lost in the news about ridiculous liquid bans and the poor fellow's hospitalization is some good news for fans of duty-free booze.
The European Union is no longer confiscating liquids in transit from Singapore. After studying up on security measures at Changi Airport, officials say its safe to let bottles bought in Singapore onto connecting intra-Europe flights. The EU says it'd be happy to add other airports to its secure list in the future.
Unfortunately, that wouldn't have helped the 64-year-old flier who pounded his bottle of vodka in Nuremberg rather than surrender it to screeners: He was flying into the EU from Egypt.
Related Stories:
· EU Ends Confiscation of Transfer Passengers' Liquids [AFX, via Forbes]
· Man Nearly Dies Downing Vodka at Airport [AP, via Google]
· Airport Security coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Maggiejumps]
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