<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PresRDC:
AA has been making this announcement and enforcing this policy since soon after 9/11. Just because a crew publically blames it on TSA does not mean that it is, in fact, a TSA mandate.
Frankly of all the TSA rules, this one, if actually from TSA, seems the least "Gestapo" of any of the one we've discussed in this forum. Too many people milling around the cabin makes it harder for the cabin crew to keep tabs on what is going on. It makes sense to me to limit people from doing this.
Also, I highly doubt TSA is concerned with economy passengers using premium cabin lavs. </font>
My sources confirm that the two Security Directives issued on December 21 to airlines by the TSA do in fact make AA's post-September 11 Paranoia the law of the land for all US airlines.
SDF_Traveler's experience this past week appear to reflect the Terrorism Success Administration's new rules.
Security Directives are not publicly disclosed - they will certainly not appear on the TSA website.
