Their planes are safe, their country is a war zone. However, I would never fly El Al despite their safety record because their security measures are too intrusive for my taste. Still, number of El Al hijackings since 11 Sept: 0.
US Airlines' security measures, now that passengers will never allow another hijacking are just as effective by this metric. Dropping random harassment will not negatively affect security. Number of US airlines hijackings since 11 Sept: 0.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LarryJ:
Isreal is a country that experiences terrorist attacks as often as on a weekly basis. El Al's security procedures have effectively stopped all attack on the airline. I don't see how anyone could conclude that they are only providing a minute level of additional safety.</font>
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