"Attention please! We remind you that for security reasons it is forbidden to accept any luggage from anyone!" (Basel/Mulhouse airport 23 Jan 09)I have been thinking a lot about this announcement. There is something terribly wrong/illogical about it, but can not really put my finger on it. If everyone at the airport would adhere to it, no piece of luggage will can be checked, moved from the desk to the plane or put onto the plane. Or do they mean that when you buy something at the Duty Free (=no taxes, but triple profits) you are not allowed to accept your purchase? So the announcement can not refer to these kinds for inter-person movements of luggage.
Thus we have to conclude that when you are traveling with a friend, family member, colleague or whatever other relation, you are not allowed to accept any suitcase or bag they want to hand over. Imagine you traveling with your grandmother. According to Basel airport officials you are breaking the law (who's law btw?) when you accept her luggage while walking to the gate. The Swiss may be conservative and xenophobic, but they love their grandmothers, so also this can not be the reason.
Ils sont fous, les Helvetians.
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