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Old Oct 12, 2015, 11:13 pm
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TerryK
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Originally Posted by dickerso
What exactly is the security issue being posed by doing this?
Just google KE858. Passenger left a device in overhead bin then sneaked off plane. You know what happened to KE858.

TSA has gotten lax over the years. In years right after 911, any passenger getting off would have triggered a security breach which entails entire flight be re-screened.
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