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Airline iPod chaos
James Oakwood
0 comments 26 July 2007
It’s been a seriously bad week for iPods and airports in America, with a security scare and a worrying story concerning an iPod going missing…
Drop the pilot
When a student’s iPod went missing when he went through Jacksonville International Airport, his initial confusion was quickly replaced with horror when it appeared that the iPod was in fact taken by the pilot.
The iPod disappeared when the student went through the security screens, and it was only when he brought the matter to the attention of the Transport Security Administration and they checked the surveillance cameras that the mystery was apparently solved. When they played back the video, it showed an airline pilot removing the iPod from the passenger’s tray while he walked through the screen.
The pilot obviously denies the claims, saying that he’d ‘found the iPod at the security checkpoint’, but the camera never lies.
Story via First Coast News. For the original story, go here.
And for a video news bulletin of this bizarre tale, go here.
iPod causes security scare
Should a DIY iPod battery charger cause a security scare? One airline guard at JFK airport in America seems to think so, as she initially refused to let the charger’s owner take it on board his flight.
"I tell her it's a battery charger. She asks why I have it, and I begin to explain that the iPod only has about two hours of video time but she interrupts me and says she doesn't like the look of it. She starts in with the typical, ‘In these times...’ excuse for the concern. I explain to her that I have flown with it 4-6 times a month for a year now and nobody has questioned it."
Thankfully though, the matter was resolved when a more technically minded guard realized that the device (although a bit rubbish-looking) was not dangerous enough to be considered a threat to national security.
Story via Wired. For the original story, go here.
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