Originally Posted by
exerda
I can't imagine it would actually hurt the airlines to have published the stats on real, honest-to-god "bad guys" who have been stopped from boarding planes via the asine no-fly list.
The problem is twofold:
First, the cost-benefit analysis will be so weak that the public would revolt at it.
Secondly, it would reveal the number of toddlers being stopped because of the no-fly list. And the TSA doesn't want any more bad PR.
I know you said "airlines," but I'm sure they're bound under a gag order from DHS.