From a NY Times article today:
"Flier Patience Wears Thin at Checkpoints"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/bu....html?_r=1&hpw
"As the Transportation Security Administration scrambles to address vulnerabilities in procedures for screening cargo, it is facing growing criticism from travel industry groups over the escalating security measures for passengers.
In recent weeks, representatives from the International Air Transport Association, the U.S. Travel Association, the Allied Pilots Association and British Airways have criticized the T.S.A., saying it adds intrusive and time-consuming layers of scrutiny at airport checkpoints, without effectively addressing legitimate security concerns.
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Specifically, they point to the new body scanners that are replacing metal detectors — which have raised privacy and health concerns, as well as prompted legal challenges — and the more invasive pat-downs, which have set off complaints about disrespectful treatment by agents.
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“Discouraging travelers with queues into the parking lot is not a solution,” Mr. Bisignani (Giovanni Bisignani, chief executive of the International Air Transport Association)said in his speech. “And it is not acceptable to treat passengers as terrorists until they prove themselves innocent.” "