Chalk me as one seriously contemplating it...for all the reasons you cited, although my circumstances are a little different.

I'm a consultant with a single customer in the Twin Cities who I visit every week, and between the TSA nonsense and also the possible NWA labor nonsense, I'm ready to get out of the skies. In fact, I drove up to the Twin Cities the weekend after the 8/10 fiasco instead of flying as usual, and I'm in the middle of a 2-week stay via rental car.

I'm actively in the process of working on securing a corporate apartment in the Twin Cities (if I can get a longer-term contract renewal from my customer), so that I can leave my "stuff" over the weekend and travel ultra-light for when I do travel home to maintain my household/marriage. And in this scenario I don't intend to fly home every weekend like I do now.

Do I like the idea of not seeing my family every weekend? No. But I like the idea of flying the "new sh*tty skies" even less, and for better or worse I make my living in a city other than where I live.

My possible "temporary relocation" has been driven solely by the events of 8/10. I firmly believe that a carry-on electronics ban is inevitable, despite the effect it would have on business travel overall, and like most business travelers, I will not check my laptop (my business lifeline) under any circumstances.