Devil's Advocate: let's say they did let people know and someone took a shot at the plane with something big enough to do some real damage.
I understand the reason for the secrecy but an annoucement that morning in the local news probably would have been the prudent thing. Then again, that would require people to pay attention to the local news, which we all knows sucks donkey balls thanks to Tony Danza.
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