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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 10:33 pm
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Cholula
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Originally Posted by FWAAA
Same on every AA flight systemwide. All plastic, all the time.

And it has nothing to do with the TSA or FAA. All about $$$.

That's exactly right.
It may have started as a security measure instigated by the TSA but the airlines enthusiastically embraced it when they found out how much money could be saved.
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