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Old Jan 3, 2010, 5:47 pm
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Just announced on the NYC area snooze ... the TSA screws up again. Someone walked landside to airside without being screened and now they are dumping the entire terminal.
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 5:50 pm
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Originally Posted by xyzzy
Just announced on the NYC area snooze ... the TSA screws up again. Someone walked landside to airside without being screened and now they are dumping the entire terminal.
It is getting "breaking news" coverage on CNN.

Time to dismantle this incompetent agency!
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 5:51 pm
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CO is not going to be happy..
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 5:54 pm
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CO is not going to be happy..
Neither is Miss L-1011. She was just about to board her flight to EDI when this happened.
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 5:54 pm
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Originally Posted by KNRG
CO is not going to be happy..
So far I only found two flights that have a status that is unusual:
Continental Flight 1519
Status: Estimated Departure 35 Minutes Late (Delayed - Airport conditions preventing departure)

Continental Flight 28
Status: Delayed - Airport conditions preventing departure
The rest I looked up have the standard EWR message, "Delayed - Air traffic control."
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 5:59 pm
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Neither is Miss L-1011. She was just about to board her flight to EDI when this happened.
Jusst curious, what happens if she has already boarded but the gate has not been closed yet. does she have to sit in her seat until TSA quits drinking coffee?
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:00 pm
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Originally Posted by xyzzy
The rest I looked up have the standard EWR message, "Delayed - Air traffic control."
I don't imagine CO.com has a "TSA F**kup" status code.
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:05 pm
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Jusst curious, what happens if she has already boarded but the gate has not been closed yet. does she have to sit in her seat until TSA quits drinking coffee?
You wish! She's not on-board yet, so it is a moot point. The lines are somewhat long now outside the terminal
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:07 pm
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CO is not going to be happy..
I guess the TSA is working over time to kill CO's international expansion plan of greater than 50% of revenue from international flights.
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:09 pm
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You wish! She's not on-board yet, so it is a moot point. The lines are somewhat long now outside the terminal
On a cold and windy night too. Wonderful
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:17 pm
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Expensive and disruptive, but the right thing to do. Glad they caught it.
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:19 pm
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Expensive and disruptive, and a complete waste f time.
There -- I fixed that for ya!
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:23 pm
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Expensive and disruptive, but the right thing to do. Glad they caught it.
The PROBLEM is that they DIDN'T catch it, hence the evac. Ahrrrgggg.
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:24 pm
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Expensive and disruptive, but the right thing to do. Glad they caught it.
Caught WHAT? (BTW, did the KoolAid taste OK?)
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Old Jan 3, 2010, 6:26 pm
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I really wish I had the same "accountability" the TSA has, back in my working days.
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