Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!petsd!pesnta!amd!amdcad!amdahl!dwl10 From: dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) Newsgroups: net.travel Subject: Re: Airport safety Message-ID: <1733@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 10:05:35 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1733 Posted: Tue Jul 2 10:05:35 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 04:41:31 EDT References: <134@rruxa.UUCP> <19700005@ada-uts.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Columbia MD Lines: 35 > > > > We are planning to go to Greece in August and are a little concerned > about security at the airport too. I agree with the last response however, > that the State Dept. does have an axe to grind with the Greek government. > The head of the International Air Transport Association (who is having > an emergency meeting in Montreal to try to cope with the rash of > terrorist activities of late) said that he thinks at the moment, Athens > is one of the most secure airports in the world. They have apparently > tightened up security since the hijacking. My Aunt & Uncle were in Greece at the time of the hijacking. They left Greece the Thursday after, and took a plane (don't know which airline) to Rome. From Rome, they went to NYC. When they left Greece, there were guards with machine guns everywhere. The problem was that they wern't paying ANY attention to what was going on around them! They were in little groups talking with each other. One group of four was even playing cards. Also, remember that the TWA hijacking was an inside job, so it really depends on how much attention is being paid to the airport employees. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lowrey "To vacillate or not to vacillate, that is the question.... ....or is it?" ...!(be those of the author and not necessarily those of his most eminent employer. ]