Well, the US may have the TSA in all of its glory. Here in Canada however, we have the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and they’re pissed at airport screeners in this country.
From The Canadian Press:
“Continued inspections across the country have revealed that garbage and other items … are still being dropped inside the top panel openings of some X-ray machines,” says a bulletin issued earlier this year by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.
“Likewise, warning labels and hazard warning signs are being damaged and are sometimes completely removed from the units.”
The rebuke, obtained under the Access to Information Act, is the second time officers have been warned about dropping junk into the X-ray scanners. An earlier bulletin in August 2006 raised the same issue.
“Effective immediately, screening personnel caught performing any above-listed act, or similar act of vandalism to CATSA equipment will be immediately restricted from performing all screening functions.”
Any offending officer could be permanently removed from the job, the document says.
Next time you fly via a Canadian airport see if the screeners can toss out an empty coffee cup or wrapper for ya. Just for giggles.
