Actually, I wish it was just idle gossip. I saw the articles on FoxNews.com and MSNBC. According to what I read it was the FAA and Congress who were considering the changes in carry-on rules along with prohibiting people from pre-selecting their seats. According to the article, by prohibiting the preselection of seats, this will not permit people to plant weapons to use to hijack a plane.

When I see articles like this, like you, I get quite annoyed. My livelihood is computer and Internet consulting. My notebook computer is my professional life and if I do not have my computer, I am literally out of business. If I am out of business, my employees and I cannot fly.

I firmly believe if these new laws were enacted, it would put the commercial airline industry out of business. As for PFC's...up until the early 1990's they were not necessary. It is money from taxpayers in the local jurisdictions that support what you stated in your previous post...the PFC's have been criticized from day one and are being criticized today as an unnecessary tax on the traveller. Perhaps the PFC's need to be more focused on security and the airlines need to be relieved of this responsiblity.

Congress did not enact the PFC charges, it was a domino effect from local airport jurisdiction to local airport. In fact, several airports do not charge PFC's or landing fees. Perhaps Congress or the FAA should mandate that the PFC's go to airport security. That would be in the best interest of travelers.