----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Kinniburgh" <SKinniburg@aol.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 1:22 PM Subject: Re: LAX gunman - info & opinion > Upon entering into Istanbul Ataturk, and prior to checking your bags, > everyone must pass thru screeners/xray equipment including all of your > luggage... Is this system practiced in many airports? I have only come across > it once... When I was in Istanbul and Cairo the last couple of years there were metal detectors oll over the place. I don't recall any outside airports that seemed to be active. In Kusadasi the uniformed guy behind the X-Ray on the dock was reading a book while the luggage went by. > <snip> Gerry http://home.columbus.rr.com http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html