Originally Posted by
law dawg
I can't speak to the number of incidents, etc. but one thing I would point out is - is it in the airlines best interest to have such information in the media? Would this help or hurt them?
And how much pull do you think the airlines have at the Congressional level?
Just remember DHS and TSA are not the only entities in play here.
Screeners get crunched into doing "mini SSSS's" for most passengers with this "anything can be dangerous!" mindset. The lines back up. Folks who leave enouigh time to check in get caught, and flights can't close. That seems to me to be where the airlines notice the most.