Malindo Air is a carrier based in Malaysia, which is owned by Indonesian Lion Air Group. It's name is a merging of 'Malaysia' and 'Indonesia.' The airline operates various flights to Asia, as well as some routes to Australia, including to Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth from Kuala Lumpur. The Straits Times is reporting that (at…
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I'm surprised by this too. My first time going through a body scanner they pulled me over and I found out that a gum rapper rolled up in a tiny ball set it off. How did they see this yet missed the drugs?!?!
Is this person (or people) will get the death penalty like the Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg in China?
Do they have body scanners in KUL?
Because I didn't saw any in MEL when I arrived there, and the other ones are just metal detectors, right?
So it's unlikely that they would accuse any drugs attached to their body.
Hi James, I don't think your map is entirely correct. The MEL and BNE flights go via Bali, and not nonstop from KUL.
Australia, like most civilized countries, does not practice the evil of capital punishment. Even if this crewmember is ultimately extradited/deported to Malaysia or Indonesia after serving a sentence in Australia, it would only be with solid assurances that the death penalty will not be imposed.
Having TSA Pre via Global Entry, I haven't gone through a body scanner in years. I can't imagine cabin crew regularly does either.
@BrewerSEA
Have you ever filled out an entry card in Singapore? They execute people for drug trafficking
@Debit - boy here you go again! just can't let go huh? I'll call you Credit from now on. You are such an unhappy person...Credit.
I have only seen body scanners on departure - not arrivals. The big question is - does Malaysia or Indonesia body scan crew members?
Some Australian media have been reporting it as Malaysian airline crew implying Malaysian airlines not Malindo. Also this apparently been going on for several years! Malindo only been operating to Australia for a couple so who were they working for? Don't know how they got thru tough drug security in Malaysia and transit stop in Indonesia. Australian police now targeting crews
MEL doesn’t have body scanners on arrival. KUL doesn’t have body scanners on departure.
@ Michael
Of course I’m aware of that, it’s printed in big red ink. Singapore is an authoritarian state. Most authoritarian states practice capital punishment or extrajudicial killings. That it is clean, pretty, and wealthy does not make it civilized.
The United States is worthy of condemnation here too of course.
In Bali, I think only one security line has a body scanner and you can choose whichever line you want to use. The cabin crew usually goes to the far left which is just a regular metal detector. Most security lines at KL don't use the full body scanner either. It's quite common to see only one body scanner per security checkpoint, and it's often not in use in SE Asia.