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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 6:27 am
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naxos
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Angry Family Thanksgiving experieces at DCA and JFK

Family of 5- parents with 3 adult children flying from DCA-LGA on Thanksgiving Day and returning on Friday from JFK-DCA. At DCA (USAIR)early Thursday morning fastest security line ever- saw no one being screened other than going thru the usual metal machines.

On Friday however- same family wearing pretty much the same clothing at JFK (American) 3/5 were stopped after the nudeoscope. If 60% of all nudescope passengers who have nothing to hide are called out for screening--- I see a big problem ensuing.. Nudescope the only option after the ID check at Terminal 8. My daughter was taken to a small room with 2 women and after a thorough grope was asked what she had in her pants--" Just the usual parts" she replied. One of the agents asked the other if they should take down her information and went to get a piece of scrap paper and copied info from her boarding pass. Daughter said it seeemd like they had never done this before.

Son declined the small room and was "checked" full pat down style in view of all and hubby had a cursory pat down.

No reason for the enhanced screening given when asked. Are these false positives from the scoping?

Why the different experiences? Is this the return of the flying to DCA post 9/11 "special treatment"?

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