If the politicians can’t get it right and the journalists can’t get it right… well you know you’re in the UK. Since the 10 August terror alert we reckon the overwhelming majority of articles in the UK consumer media on what can be carried through airport security and onboard an aircraft have been inaccurate. That is a damning
Miscellaneous
Aussies take no prisoners as lags are left behind
Somebody had to come up with an abbreviation to save the endless repetition of ‘liquids, aerosols and gels’ – the items at the heart of the aviation security restrictions since the 10 August terror alert. And with typical ingenuity, it is the Aussies who have done it – with the acronym LAG. Announcing the country’s
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People
Golfers go into charity overdrive in Dubai’s ‘other’ golf challenge
The Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup may have grabbed the industry sporting headlines in November, but the emirate welcomed another international golfing field last month, to the Al Badia Pinkie Pairs golf tournament. The event – played under the rules of the International Order of the Pink Tee – began life as a
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Airports
In the hold!
Confiscations under the new EU aviation security regulations nearly claimed their greatest victim to date recently – the Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup. The magnificent trophy was in the hands of American golfing ace John Kammerman of Imperial Tobacco, en route from his triumph in Dubai through London Heathrow and home to Singapore. With it