In Europe, inbound flights are considered to be in a separate security zone from flights within the continent -- generally, this is true anywhere when changing jurisdictions, as the local governments do not trust foreign security agencies.
As for the beyond-security issue, at any time sport-checks are in effect at a gate, the rules change. They can literally require almost anything -- the key to this is that the processes must be UNpredictable.
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Date: 2012-02-01 02:18 pm (UTC)As for the beyond-security issue, at any time sport-checks are in effect at a gate, the rules change. They can literally require almost anything -- the key to this is that the processes must be UNpredictable.