Originally Posted by pinniped
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.
And the carry-on ban. No, it isn't end-of-the-world, but it can be a real pain for many people and make flying much more unpleasant.
I can live with being required to buy sealed bottles of water, but banning all carry-ons would be a real problem, especially on long flights.
Two weeks from now, we will not be talking about "lengthier security processes". It'll be business as usual.
Yes, I think things will quiet down and we'll be allowed to take on liquids and carryons, perhaps with extra screening of liquids. Let's see what happens.
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.
The real concern is whether we can carry on bottles of water, reading materials (books, etc), medicine, including OTCs, and our electronics that cannot be checked in.
By the way, thank you Brits for actually breaking up the terrorist plot to begin with.
Agreed. ^ ^ ^