Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775
Airlines are not running TSA, at least with respect to flights within the U.S. My understanding is that the national government in Washington, D.C. insists on additional "security measures" at some European airports, including CDG, for flights into the United States.
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight.
I was looking at the bigger picture, not just the security issue. My view was that if air travel is a RIGHT, why on earth would one entrust it to airlines? They have a track record of being notoriously incompetent. Not forgetting the smiley....