This absolute nonsense has got to stop. I have flown El-Al, the secure standard everyone swears by. The fact of the matter is that once you have cleared the El-Al security, no passenger has a right to play vigilante and get you thrown off the flight.

By letting the airlines & passengers have lattitude, the FAA is indirectly admitting that their security prcedures are inadequate and tacitly asking the passengers to be a vigilante militia. There is a big difference between letting the captain have complete control of the aircraft and blatant discrimnation.

As an Indian American I am proud of my heritage and if I get stopped by an airline, I plan to take it right to the Supreme Court. Somebody has to take a stand.

Also, I might do the all American thing and also short the airline stock!

That's my .02

MSP2000