tsa screening inbound international flights?
Oct 28, 2013, 7:43 pm
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Pistole is the one who came up with PreCheck. @:-)
It's a very very special privilege, only for GE members. And, uh, for some frequent flyers. Well, and anyone who has $85 to spare. And..., okay..., y'all look like nice people over there, you can get in the PreCheck line too.
Pistole deserves an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Director of a Comedy Series." :-:
Oct 28, 2013, 7:53 pm
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Oct 29, 2013, 7:10 am
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Oct 29, 2013, 9:49 am
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Oct 29, 2013, 11:57 am
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Oct 29, 2013, 12:24 pm
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TSA has a second crack at them if they are connecting to a domestic flight or terminating at an airport that requires all exiting pax to be rescreened anyway.
Oct 29, 2013, 12:25 pm
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That's absolutely puzzling. I mean fine if they want to screen people who want to get back on the plane, but unless the flight is coming from Afghanistan or some place with dubious airport security, what's the point.
They were recently randomly screening passengers on my flight from DEN to NRT at the gate. I just couldn't help but think what a waste of personnel that was. Cursorily flipping through a bag by hand is absolutely nothing like putting it through an X-ray machine. They have a much, much better chance of finding anything at the checkpoint.
They were recently randomly screening passengers on my flight from DEN to NRT at the gate. I just couldn't help but think what a waste of personnel that was. Cursorily flipping through a bag by hand is absolutely nothing like putting it through an X-ray machine. They have a much, much better chance of finding anything at the checkpoint.
Oct 29, 2013, 12:48 pm
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CBP agents are trained (and probably better trained) to spot pax who are acting uneasy because they're carrying contraband - of any sort.
TSA has a second crack at them if they are connecting to a domestic flight or terminating at an airport that requires all exiting pax to be rescreened anyway.
TSA has a second crack at them if they are connecting to a domestic flight or terminating at an airport that requires all exiting pax to be rescreened anyway.
Oct 29, 2013, 1:34 pm
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So... doing nothing? Or playing at being "Mexicutioners?"
Oct 29, 2013, 1:50 pm
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Oct 29, 2013, 2:03 pm
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Rubbish
Definitely let's go back to the way it was done before 9/11. Cowardice, ignorance, and lies about lax airport security should not deter us from upholding American principles at our airports.
Oct 29, 2013, 2:29 pm
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If a passenger was terminating at an airport that forces passengers in the sterile area, the passenger could press for an escort to street. Anyways at Dulles all passengers are bussed to cbp unless connecting ua pax in c and d gates. No need for tsa in a and b gates