Surprised there isn't a thread already. In fact i'm surprised they haven't located the crash site already.

Looking more likely to be foul play than mechanical, I wouldn't want to be booked there for my holidays what with it being the second one to/from that country in 6 months.

What's scary is this is from France so if it is indeed foul play they will have got through French security.

The first one was from Egypt and their notoriously s*** security has been pointed out at airports for years.

France on the other hand have a huge security budget and are meant to be on high security on the back of 2 major attacks and a couple more on the other side of their borders! That's what's shocking and if it is foul play they need to take a long look at their security services.

They're going to have to start screening baggage handlers and cleaners more than the passengers soon.

Security can only ever really achieve so much and close down some risks by making it harder, not impossible. Switch methodology, makes it harder to focus security efforts. You can't maintain total security at all times.

One would have thought, like at UK airports, staff are screened and undergo the same stringent security checks as passengers when they proceed from 'Landside' to 'Airside' areas.

You're joking aren't you? Once cleared for airside they come and go as they like.