I read about this on the Southwest forum but didn't know it was actually happening. It is actually making me dread my upcoming flight, because back in the days of secondary screening for water I ALWAYS got selected.. with Southwest boarding in groups of 5 its harder to strategize so you dont get nabbed too. It's bad enough to not have overhead baggage space, but an ambitious TSO and a higher A boarding pass can easily mean the difference between an aisle/window seat and a middle seat on Southwest. UGH. I normally don't like direct flights since you're stuck on a plane for a longer time, but I get to avoid the gate screening a second time (unless of course they now decide to start screening thru pax on a plane.. I guess we just have to give it time).

I will be writing my congressman on this one. Stupid, stupid waste of time.