St. Petersberg Times Article

"Hundreds of US Airways travelers trying to leave Tampa International Airport on Monday got an early taste of the holidays: long lines, short tempers and plans gone awry.

An airline mainframe computer at the airport was down most of the day, forcing US Airways to check in customers using pens and paper. That slowed lines to a crawl at ticket counters. But the biggest delays came as travelers waited to clear security checkpoints.

Because ticket agents couldn't run passenger names through the computerized "no-fly" list of possible terrorists, most travelers were subjected to secondary screening - either inspection with a metal-detecting wand or a body pat-down."

One more reason the disgusting, un-American "no fly" list(s) need to be eliminated. I hope there were a lot of complaints generated by those who where subjected to this harassment.