I can't see that anyone else has mentioned this, so I will! We couldn't stop laughing when the guy from Norwich Airport was being interviewed by Stewart White on the local TV news.
Just about every question Stewart asked him he replied "I'm not going to comment on that" and he was adamant that the female reporter who did get in (twice) very easily, would NOT have got any nearer to the aircraft than she did but it looked pretty close to us!!
Also, he kept on about the same thing happening at other airports .... but that doesn't make these 2 incidents right does it? In my opinion if he was aware of how easily this happened at other airports, then they should have learned something from that and acted long ago.
I visit the airport on a regular basis kizzy and have had reason to talk to some of those responsible for security.
One of the jokes they talk of is the concrete barrier across the entrance.
It is supposed to prevent a vehicle attack on the terminal.
The trouble is, any body can drive round the end of it and nobody is stopped anyway.
Daftest thing I ever saw.
All it manages to do is negate the use of all the terminal access points and delays passengers.
The rest of the airport is much like any other small regional airfield, easily accessed by anyone.
IMO private security companies only pay lip service to security at such sites.
They do not have a budget big enough or the qualified staff to even play at proper security.
Dream on
keithgerrard@gerrard24.freeserve.co.uk
So let us look at the facts.
The airport (airfield) was sold out of local ownership by a Council who's top executive left the country shortly afterwords.
Those who bought it have lied about the number of aircraft movements and done absolutely nothing to protect the traveling public.
I find it hard to understand why no legal action has not been taken.
I was told that the local police do not bother much with fraud cases, I wonder why?
Can I just say that Group 4 is the security firm at the airport.
I will say no more!!!!!
Nevermind the local economy
Nevermind the jobs lost
Nevermind there is already a housing estate adjacent to the airport
Nevermind hundreds of local people use the airport everyday
But nevermind neverminds what they want, does he?
When I used Elstree airfield to fly from, a friend of mine the late Peter Wood was the Air Traffic Controller.
He lived on the airfield near the main gate in a residential caravan.
This was only a small light field but there was 24 hour security with cameras back in the early 1980,s.
I helped to set it up.
I am certain that a similar on site security could be set up for Norwich, with an on site official.
With modern IT, it should be inexpensive to cover the whole field with a decent camera system, coupled to quick response.
I have mentioned this issue before with little response from those who make money from the site.
The situation at Bacton is similar.
I am aware that most of the terrorist threat is a government smoke screen but even so the level of security at present reflects the 'could not care less' attitude.
keith gerrard wrote:So just what improvements are planned to protect the traveling public at Norwich Airport?
Without seeming complacent sometimes we perhaps need a touch of perspective....
Irish Republican Attacks During The Troubles
The July 2005 London bombings carried out by Islamist terrorists:
When I was at Aldergrove in Northern Ireland during the troubles Darcy, the airfield was a joint user field with full military security.
It most certainly did have light Armour.
The IRA were (and could be again), a highly efficient force and were a very high threat.
Today, such efficiency in terrorism is confined mostly to the Middle East.
The latest attacks in the UK and the threats discovered have all been very amateur by comparison.
Of course it suits Browns silly government to hype up the threats for other reasons.
Non of this should promote a lax attitude to security as shown at the joke we call Norwich airport however.
It is not difficult or too costly to prevent people entering a field such as Norwich airport, like the Media reporters have just managed to do.
It just takes proper security people to deal with it and not those who pay minimum wages for minimum staff.
Many people who visit the field on a regular basis have seen the useless security and mentioned it to those responsible.
This is a childish level of expertise displayed by people and companies that do not seem to care as long as they get paid.
keith gerrard wrote: When I was at Aldergrove in Northern Ireland during the troubles Darcy, the airfield was a joint user field with full military security. It most certainly did have light Armour. The IRA were (and could be again), a highly efficient force and were a very high threat. Today, such efficiency in terrorism is confined mostly to the Middle East. The latest attacks in the UK and the threats discovered have all been very amateur by comparison. Of course it suits Browns silly government to hype up the threats for other reasons. Non of this should promote a lax attitude to security as shown at the joke we call Norwich airport however. It is not difficult or too costly to prevent people entering a field such as Norwich airport, like the Media reporters have just managed to do. It just takes proper security people to deal with it and not those who pay minimum wages for minimum staff. Many people who visit the field on a regular basis have seen the useless security and mentioned it to those responsible. This is a childish level of expertise displayed by people and companies that do not seem to care as long as they get paid.
I fly from there in 7 weeks for the first time so will be interested to see how bad it is.
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