Security layers at US airports 'simply missing
Nov 5, 2015, 11:16 am
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What will those biggest stakeholders have to say if, and it's a huge if, TSA gets those "millions more" ExtortionCheck enrollees? Having 85%+ of travelers going through Pre is going to slow those lines down and you can be certain that a good number of those people will be selected for extra screening. What will the the POSH complain about next?
Nov 5, 2015, 11:22 am
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What will those biggest stakeholders have to say if, and it's a huge if, TSA gets those "millions more" ExtortionCheck enrollees? Having 85%+ of travelers going through Pre is going to slow those lines down and you can be certain that a good number of those people will be selected for extra screening. What will the the POSH complain about next?
Now someone wake me up, I must be having a dream.
Nov 5, 2015, 11:24 am
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If, for example, you are a FF with Pre who regularly flies from PHX, you may not be getting much value for your money right now.
IIRC, CLEAR is limited but locations and availability are clearly defined at signup - unlike Pre.
If there aren't enough signups for Pre, will TSA continue the program? If they start introducing too much additional randomness, that won't deter business fliers from re-enrolling but it also won't spur ordinary leisure travelers to run out and sign up for a 'maybe' faster or less invasive experience.
Nov 5, 2015, 12:38 pm
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Some of them - the ones lucky enough to fly through an airport where Pre is available during the hours they are flying and at checkpoints granting access to the airline they are flying.
If, for example, you are a FF with Pre who regularly flies from PHX, you may not be getting much value for your money right now.
IIRC, CLEAR is limited but locations and availability are clearly defined at signup - unlike Pre.
If there aren't enough signups for Pre, will TSA continue the program? If they start introducing too much additional randomness, that won't deter business fliers from re-enrolling but it also won't spur ordinary leisure travelers to run out and sign up for a 'maybe' faster or less invasive experience.
If, for example, you are a FF with Pre who regularly flies from PHX, you may not be getting much value for your money right now.
IIRC, CLEAR is limited but locations and availability are clearly defined at signup - unlike Pre.
If there aren't enough signups for Pre, will TSA continue the program? If they start introducing too much additional randomness, that won't deter business fliers from re-enrolling but it also won't spur ordinary leisure travelers to run out and sign up for a 'maybe' faster or less invasive experience.
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Nov 5, 2015, 1:53 pm
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Revenue generation should not even be in TSA's vocabulary. Effective and efficient security screening should be the focus of TSA. That does not mean throwing megabucks at the issue.
I'm afraid if the suspected cause of the Russian airliner downing is confirmed that TSA will invent some new draconion procedure to further abuse travelers.
I'm afraid if the suspected cause of the Russian airliner downing is confirmed that TSA will invent some new draconion procedure to further abuse travelers.
If from the passenger side, TSA could say "that could never happen here because of all our layers, blah, blah, blah"or, and most likely, passengers here will pay dearly.
Nov 5, 2015, 2:42 pm
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Will be interesting to learn if it came from the passenger side or employee side of the airport, if it was a bomb.
If from the passenger side, TSA could say "that could never happen here because of all our layers, blah, blah, blah"or, and most likely, passengers here will pay dearly.
If from the passenger side, TSA could say "that could never happen here because of all our layers, blah, blah, blah"or, and most likely, passengers here will pay dearly.
Except that at airports across the country "Security Layers are Simply Missing at TSA Checkpoints"!