Are you guys done panicking?


Air travel isn't going to change significantly because of the foiled terrorist plot in the UK. The only long-standing security change that might stick is a prohibition on liquids. Hardly the end of the world as we know it.

Two weeks from now, we will not be talking about "lengthier security processes". It'll be business as usual.

I'm not altering my flying habits because I have to drop a couple bucks on a mini-tube of Colgate when I get to where I'm going.

I've been flying all summer long and I don't believe the airlines have been gouging us. My fully refundable last-minute fares to Seattle (from MCI via DEN on UA) have jumped about $40 from where they were a year ago. (From about $630 all in to $670 all in, round trip.) I don't think that's terribly unreasonable given the current market conditions. Granted, I give credit to WN for holding the costs in that range, not UA, but still I don't believe there is any unfair practice going on. If I ever decide those fares aren't worth it, I can simply choose not to fly.

By the way, thank you Brits for actually breaking up the terrorist plot to begin with.