Airport X-ray machines and a prosthesis
Recently had the experience of being pulled aside at an airport after my prosthesis showed up as an anomaly on an xray screening machine. I had to declare what it was and have different screening as w...
Forum Discussion
It’s been interesting to hear of all the different experiences that people have had in airports in Australia. As several of you have pointed out, there are rules and guidelines on the rights and responsibilities of travellers and it’s good to have a working knowledge of those. However, I would have thought it is incumbent on security staff to also know and act within these guidelines so that there is consistency and certainty in how we are processed through security requirements. On most days, I would be able to stand up and advocate for myself if my rights were not being respected, but there are days when I’m feeling vulnerable when that would be difficult. We should just have certainty about what will happen and that will give us confidence. Greater education of security staff would help