Originally Posted by
DevilDog438
From past anecdotal news articles and posts here on FT, the US has threatened other countries with refusal of landing/airborne transit privileges if they don't voluntarily meet the DHS security standards. I would guess that arm-twisting is still in play for the surrender monkey countries that have followed the travesty of security theater that DHS/TSA imposes on US-originating flights.
I think that the worst example is the US 'requesting' that Canada provide passenger information for flights flying over the US with no intent of landing. Thus passengers who choose not to visit the US are still subject to having their personal information forwarded to the US.
Since the majority of flights from the US to Asia or Europe cross Canadian airspace I do hope that Canada makes the same 'request' in return.
And then there are the WBIs installed at non-US airports at the 'request' of the US...