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Troublebot · 10-20-2003, 06:46 AM

Airlines look at how hightened security will effect their bottom line. Will searching each bag and pulling out lockblades and other items bother costumers and make them want to fly someone else? Will placing air marshals on board take up a seat that we could sell instead? will hiring better trained sercurity cut into our profits? Unfortunately, I think the answer is yes to all these questions. Airlines look at their profits and deside to let things slide.

I flew out of LAX about a month after the 9/11 attacks. There were lines to get through security that were a quarter mile long. Once you got there, anything metal on your person had to be removed and put into your carry on. Shoes had to be removed, no exceptions.

The funny thing is, no one complained. Everyone understood why it was being done and appreciated the added concern for their safety. It's a shame that travelers have reverted so quickly and that the airlines have let them.

If such a paradigm shift can't occur after 3,000 people die, what will it take?

10-20-2003, 06:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Troublebot Intently Rocking Location: Davey's	Airlines look at how hightened security will effect their bottom line. Will searching each bag and pulling out lockblades and other items bother costumers and make them want to fly someone else? Will placing air marshals on board take up a seat that we could sell instead? will hiring better trained sercurity cut into our profits? Unfortunately, I think the answer is yes to all these questions. Airlines look at their profits and deside to let things slide. I flew out of LAX about a month after the 9/11 attacks. There were lines to get through security that were a quarter mile long. Once you got there, anything metal on your person had to be removed and put into your carry on. Shoes had to be removed, no exceptions. The funny thing is, no one complained. Everyone understood why it was being done and appreciated the added concern for their safety. It's a shame that travelers have reverted so quickly and that the airlines have let them. If such a paradigm shift can't occur after 3,000 people die, what will it take? __________________ Howard Moon: The wind is my only friend. Wind: [whistling] I hate you.