Here I am again, in dreaded Heathrow, which I believe (just in case you haven’t seen my old bloggings) is one of the worst, badly managed airports I’ve ever had the displeasure to fly through.

But whether or not I like it, here I am again, reporting on the latest development in airport security, which – in my much-too-often expressed opinion, (see for instance 1 or 2) – sucks.

I can feel your tension, skepticism and disbelief building up. Can it be, you must be asking yourself, that things have really changed? So believe me, they have, and all thanks to shoes. Today, I was not asked to take them off.

I loved it: one less queue to stand in means more time to spend in the bar before the flight. This, in turn, ensures that by the time I board the flight, all my worries about security, or the lack of it will have gone away.

However, I am a bit puzzled. Don’t they need to check our shoes? Aren't they compromising our safety? Is it that they have received some intelligence that today no shoe bombs will be smuggled on board, or maybe shoe checking is really not necessary, but merely a pass time activity for them?

I have no answers, and honestly, I have already taken advantage of the extra drinking time to really care. I just hope I don’t sober up too early during the flight. Cheers!