At 4.15am, passengers who arrived from Dubai on the Emirates flight are moving towards the baggage scanner just before exiting the Seeb International Airport. Those standing in the line are a couple of Englishmen, a few Omani youngsters (minus the dishdasha), and yours truly. As soon as the guy manning the scanner saw the Omani folks, he smiles at them and asks them to skip the scan inspite of carrying some suitcases. They move towards the exit door with a couple of ‘shukrans’ aimed at the baggage guy. Yours truly and Englishmen weren’t lucky enough, and we followed the normal route.

Isn’t this a security hazard or lapse? Or should we say…who cares…khalli valli!