Craziness in the air

While we're waiting to hear if Catherine Mayo is certifiably insane, what about this?

Local authorities, working with British officials, continued to investigate yesterday how she managed to board the flight with the water, cigarette lighters, and hand lotion. Mayo also had a short screwdriver and matches, both of which are permitted.

Why would matches, of all things, still be permitted aboard when even bottled water had been banned? There is no conceivable purpose to having matches in the cabin on a no-smoking flight.

Posted by David on August 18, 2006 10:53 PM