[jalisco555]

Personally I think it's time for both travellers and governmental regulators of airports to rethink what airports are for. If we're going to get serious about security, airports need to be about security and travel and nothing else. The notion that security measures need to fit around the industry of selling "duty free" luxury items that nobody needs is just plain stupid.

The problem is that being stuck at an airport with several hours to kill is literally a maddening experience. The shopping malls and restaurants are a response to this. They give people something to do and they make money at the same time. Asking people to layover for four hours with nothing to distract them but some Tom Clancy novel is a recipe for trouble.

[blau993]

Asking people to layover for four hours with nothing to distract them but some Tom Clancy novel is a recipe for trouble.

Particularly since Clancy seems either to have retired or to have come down with a terminal case of writer's block.

[GovernmentShrinker]

People should bring more stimulating reading along. And conversing with other travellers is also an option. Laptops and Blackberry-type devices provide even more options. It's pretty pathetic when people just have to compulsively shop or eat to keep their flimsy brains from imploding.