Originally Posted by
SATTSO
This is what is happening at just one airport concerning a pilot program regarding how children 12 and under are screened. And what I am telling you here is not SSI. It has been in practice for a few weeks now. I am surprised no observant FT member has noticed...
But I can confirm that many passengers will be able to leave their shoes on once RBS is fully implemented. And I will also confirm that it appears more than a few passengers will not be screened by AIT, either.
The article you pointed to said this was new this week at Orlando.
New this week at Orlando International Airport: children under 12 are no longer required to remove their shoes when they go through the security checkpoint. Other changes in protocol in Orlando are intended to result in fewer of those controversial pat-downs for kids.
I think anything done to get TSA hands out of our pants and to move WBI to a secondary screening role is a small step in the right direction.
None of this would be happening unless TSA HQ wasn't feeling some heat. So I suggest that we stoke the furnace a bit more and keep the heat on.