Seems a new TSA mandate is in effect on-board aircraft.

#1) Per the TSA, there is to be no standing and/or congregating with fellow passengers (or your seatmate, or family) on-board aircraft while in flight -- this also includes the area around the lavs and also appears to prohibit pax from lining up to use the facilities.

#2) Per the TSA, passengers MUST use the lav in the cabin they are seated in. This rule has more or less been in place to protect FC/BC lavs from being used by economy pax, but this is now TSA mandated for "security" reasons.

If you're on a long-haul flight and would like to get up, walk around, and perhaps stand to chat and/or have a drink with your seatmate or a fellow passenger, it is now prohibited in the name of "safety".

Anyone feeling safer yet?

This is ridicilous and will especially impact pax on long-haul flights. DVT anyone?

The above was in effect, announced as a "new" TSA mandate, and enforced on NW 310 on 12/30 from SDF-DTW, NW 32 DTW-LGW on 12/30, and again on 01/04 on NW 31 LGW-DTW. This appears to cover both short-haul domestic as well as longer-haul Intl flights.

On 12/27 I made several flights including SDF-DTW, DTW-ORD, & ORD-SDF and this mandate was not in effect. As such, this must of been mandated sometime between 12/27 and the 30th.

What's next? in-seat catheters and being handcuffed to the seat?

GMAFB -- it's time to dismantle the TSA, this BS is just going way too far.

Best,

SDF_Traveler

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