In the wake of the terrorism attempt Friday on a Northwest Airlines flight, federal officials on Saturday imposed a new layer of restrictions on travelers that could lengthen lines at airports and limit the ability of international passengers to move about an airplane. Among other steps being imposed, passengers on international flights coming to the United States will apparently have to remain in their seats for the last hour of a flight without any personal items on their laps. Overseas passengers will be restricted to only one carry-on item aboard the plane, and domestic passengers will probably face longer security lines.
The restrictions will again change the routine of air travel, which has undergone an upheaval since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington in September 2001 and three attempts at air terrorism since then.
Just a day after the attempt on Friday, travelers at airports around the world began experiencing heightened screening in security lines. On one flight, from Newark Airport, flight attendants kept cabin lights on for the entire trip instead of dimming them for takeoff and landing.
The limits, which brought to mind some of the most stringent policies after the 2001 attacks, come at a difficult time for the airline industry.
TSA Motto: “We’re not gonna stop till no one wants to leave home.”
As always a few posters said something reasonable and prudent.
Father has a point but it should still show up on infrared or ultra sound. Some modern X-ray machines use very low power.
You can’t tell by looking who is and who is not a Muslim and not all Muslims want to die.
On the other hand the failure to check people out because of Politically Correct thinking is killing people.
TechCrunch is reporting TSA -MAY- ban all personal electronics for in-flight use. This is unconfirmed but if it becomes real, then would we be required to put our laptops and Kindles, etc into out checked luggage? Which, of course, the airlines ask us NOT to do…
http://tiny.cc/jpcdX
3 pedro,
“I’m sorry, but I would not mind if all muslims get profiled and not allowed to board a plane. There, easier & faster airport security.”
And how do you figure that out? If they are as dark as a dirty Latino like yourself put them to the wall?
And what do you do with the Tim McVeighs in the world? Give them a reward?
Gawd! The TSA is a whore outfit. Get over it…
THEY don’t want you to travel.
If the airlines go broke (again in some cases,) THEY could not give a flying fart.
THEY don’t own shares in those losers except to “short” them.
Who are THEY?
THEY are the people who don’t fly commercial.
THEY board right off of the runway from their private limos into their private jets. (Like the uppity auto execs who were shocked at their reception in Washington a little while back.)
THEY don’t put up with the TSA.
They OWN the TSA.
THEY are laughing their asses off because THEY even have YOU paying for it all.
YOU can’t even take the train anymore in North America because you bought all those cars which ran on all that oil that THEY had/have you sacrificing your children in far away lands to get for them.
YOU paid THEM to TEAR UP THE TRACKS and you were too distracted to care.
Until YOU build up the train infrastructure, YOU’re going to have to get used to flying naked and afraid.
Ba-aa-aa-aah! Ba-aa-aa-aah…
“Pow, pow, clink, tinkle” sheeple.
Let’s hope this dipshit smoked his nards.
So no pacemakers (the perfect trigger for the gut bomb)?
And no wrist watches?
I appreciate the updates because I’m flying back home Tuesday.
I’ll never fly again, and I’m fine with that.
The train is a lot more fun anyway.
ArtSpot said:
Meanwhile the terrorist sit & plot their real plan which probably won’t have anything to do with planes.
Like invading Iran.
ArtSpot said:
Meanwhile the terrorist sit & plot their real plan which probably won’t have anything to do with planes.
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Like invading Iran.
Pfffftttt….
Hmmm…
ArtSpot said:
Meanwhile the terrorist sit & plot their real plan which probably won’t have anything to do with planes.
Like invading Iran…
People are avoiding travel through the USA en-route to other destinations on vacation, because of the severity of airport security and expensive travel delays and also because the US is wrongly seen as a dangerous place to visit. Tourists watching Fox, CNN and MSNBC see LA and NY as though they were Beirut or Baghdad.
#23 I just put you on the list. Who needs an annoying ass like yourself as next seat passenger.
#28 A cavity search on you sounds nice right now.
the man with the rubber glove..
So, this really was a religious nut job.
The new restrictions don’t go far enough.
How about don’t let someone board flights if his father has warned the authorities about his religious zealotry?
1) Every non-US visitor has to preregister with ESTA – Electronic System for Travel Authorization, https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
2) The Nigerian moron was already on the US list of suspicious individuals, after his father notified the authorities about his son’s extreme opinions – a year ago!
So – blatantly obvious that the rules and regulations and all powers vested with ‘them’ has not been used. Someone has been sleeping! TSA, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security… who knows, but someone simply did not do their job!
And who shall suffer? All the millions that needs to travel. No more dimmed lights in the cabin for you!; no more toilet visit 1 hour before landing for you!; only one piece of cabin baggage for you!…No more service for you!!!
The airlines should consider to offer everyone to change into orange jumpsuits for use while in flight; that private clothes are handed back at arrival…?
#37 I’m pretty sure this is Dumbya’s fault too.
Crap! Here’s how #39 should have read.
#37 said: “Someone has been sleeping! TSA, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security…”
I’m pretty sure this is Dumbya’s fault too. It’ll still be his fault 4 years from now.
I’ll be sure to remember both Dumbya’s & Obama’s moms next time I fly.