(Independent-UK) Simon Calder - Israel takes airport security extremely seriously, as I discovered when passing through the new Ramon airport. A mandatory pre-flight interview takes place before check-in. Questions range from the highly specific ("When did you book your flight?") to the humdrum, such as your daily routine at work or favorite football team. "The way a passenger answers is more important than what the answer is," says Philip Baum, visiting professor of aviation security at Coventry University. "There is a profiler at every entrance to the airport building. They will stop people who do not meet baseline expectations." In Britain you have to prove you are not carrying liquids in containers over 100 ml., and take off your shoes. But Israel does not fret about liquids, nor electronics in your cabin baggage. "The system is based on a common-sense approach of identifying negative intent rather than the carriage of prohibited articles," says Baum. Instinct can be smarter than technology.
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