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MESS AT MCCARRAN: Airport cures also have to wait

Old Feb 19, 2004, 3:30 pm
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MESS AT MCCARRAN: Airport cures also have to wait

Recent backups at McCarran International Airport are "unacceptable" but present a tough challenge, the airport's chief executive said Tuesday.

And until a solution is found, local air travelers will at times face more frustration, missed flights, and most-worrisome of all, increased security risks, Clark County Aviation Director Randy Walker said.

Since the beginning of 2004, peak-period delays at McCarran's 25 security checkpoint lanes have jumped from about one hour last year to more than two, three or four hours, according to recent passenger reports. The problem arose again Monday, when many travelers waited at checkpoints for more than two hours before they could depart following a holiday weekend.

Walker said officials at McCarran have been caught off guard by this year's frequent delays. Though they're exploring several potential solutions, an answer won't come quickly.

Las Vegas Review Journal story
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Old Feb 19, 2004, 4:19 pm
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There is an easy solution here. Fire the FSD. He is the one totally responsible for the TSA slow screening. The endless search for pointy objects, the shoe carnival,and the x-ray review of bags. Apparently,he is still upset over the cutback in his staff last fall. Note that the story stated that all 25 screening positions were open and until the last two months prior screening time was at acceptable levels. LAS is a disgrace,currently one of the worst airports in the US. Any bets that the FSD was one of the people to get a share of the recent $1.6M performance award. The ultimate solution is to return to private screeners.
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Old Feb 20, 2004, 12:11 am
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Security at LAS has always been an issue even prior to 9/11. 9/11 just gave them an excuse to polish their jack boots and shave their heads. It's a disgrace and something needs to be done about it.

For me, I'll do the drive rather than have to deal.
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Old Feb 20, 2004, 5:24 am
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Driving from New Jersey may be a bit excessive! I'll pass.

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Old Feb 20, 2004, 5:41 pm
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I guess this means I should spend the night in the airport on my UA promo run to LAS.
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Old Feb 22, 2004, 10:05 am
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I think no one is going to really wake up until there is a full-scale riot over this stupidity.

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Old Feb 22, 2004, 10:31 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by sdix:
.....9/11 just gave them an excuse to polish their jack boots and shave their heads.....</font>
Boy you hit it the nail right on its head. Actually most of them wear big black sneakers which they do not remove (and for some unknown reason the paying customers DO NEED to remove all shoes) when going through the magnatometers.

Soon we will probably see the TSA logo tattooed on the "shaved" heads.

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Old Feb 22, 2004, 11:03 am
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Replacing the white shirts with BLACK ones would also help complete the picture.
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