Also inconvenience to the other passengers, possible costly business delays...

... a screener in London thought one of the passengers resembled someone on a list given to civil aviation authorities of suspected terrorists and others who are not allowed on airplanes.

...But -- this is not, apparently, the case in London? I mean, if a security official at Heathrow IDs the man as one supposedly not permitted on commercial flights -- why is he on a commercial flight?

The screener mentioned his suspicion to someone else after the plane took off ...

Yeah, that’ll teach ‘em. Wait until the threat is someone else’s worry, then go ahead and talk about him. Boy, I’ll bet he’ll never try that again.

London's screeners need a tighter mesh,
Dan