Newsstand - DFW Terminals A, B and C evacuated today

There was another evacuation of the three AA terminals at DFW (A, B and C) today. Apparently a door had been left open (or was opened) next to a gate and that prompted the evacuation.

It was interesting to hear the TSA spin doctors explaining this on the radio. Since the treminals were reopened within one hour, this was a really great evacuation and it went very smoothly!

As one "security expert" said on the channel 4 news this morning: If it had been a real situation, there were two major problems. It took too loong to get information to passengers, and all evacuated passengers were just standing in front of the terminals. What a great spot to get a few thousand victims for a real terrorist!

What imbeciles. There's no such thing as a 'great evacuation'. All such an evacuation does is underscore the incompetence of the TSA.

Shut this agency down now! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mad.gif

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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry

I second that!

Third.

Bruce

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by L-1011:
It was interesting to hear the TSA spin doctors explaining this on the radio. Since the treminals were reopened within one hour, this was a really great evacuation and it went very smoothly!</font>

Really? I wonder what all the passengers and AA have to say about it. My guess is it wasn't so great for them.

Fourth

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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin

[This message has been edited by tazi (edited 02-13-2003).]

The article in the Morning News today (p.41A, I don't see it online) mentions in passing:

Screeners also had to conduct another sweep of Terminal A because they forgot to check the satellite terminal used be American Eagle, the report said.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by swag:
The article in the Morning News today (p.41A, I don't see it online) mentions in passing:

Screeners also had to conduct another sweep of Terminal A because they forgot to check the satellite terminal used be American Eagle, the report said.</font>

They forgot!? These people apparently have nevery heard of Contingency Plans.

When they're busy randomly harassing people and engaged in the Great Pointy Object Search, it's easy to see how something minor like a satellite terminal could have slipped their minds...

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by swag:
The article in the Morning News today (p.41A, I don't see it online) mentions in passing:

Screeners also had to conduct another sweep of Terminal A because they forgot to check the satellite terminal used be American Eagle, the report said.</font>



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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry

Fifth.