Originally Posted by
cestmoi123
Yeah, this was a (rare) case where TSA was actually trying to be (more) reasonable, but got shot down by outside pressure.
I'm not sure I believe those changes were suggested in good faith.
The FAs objected to tiny knives, but the knives were only one of several items. Ski/trekking poles were going to be permitted. TSA could still have relaxed (normalized) the rules on the other items, but instead, the entire list was rescinded.