Reuters poll Fri. Nov 12: Are new security screenings affecting your decision to fly?
Nov 13, 2010, 7:46 am
#17
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Just voted. We have cancelled two trips to the US, four Business class tickets, and rebooked to go to Europe because my spouse declines to go though the TSA experience if she can avoid it. I cannot argue. I suspect airlines other than the vocal BA are experiencing changes in travel patterns but I wonder if they have the willingness to take a stand now.
You might also report your decision to appropriate US lawmakers. I suggest the House Subcommitte on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection:
http://www.contactingthecongress.org...merce_commerce
Thank you for cancelling and for taking this action.
Nov 13, 2010, 1:48 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: IAD, and sometimes OMNI/PR. Currently: not far from IAD, but home will always be SAN (not far from the "touch my junk and I'll have you arrested" Memorial TSA Check Point) even if I'm not there so much these days.
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19,894 here!
Are you less likely to fly because of stepped-up security procedures such as full-body scans and patdowns?
* Yes - I will make alternate travel plans to avoid intrusive security scans and patdowns (97%, 19,253 Votes)
* No - It is a necessary procedure to ensure terror plots are thwarted (2%, 420 Votes)
* Undecided (1%, 221 Votes)
Total Voters: 19,894
Are you less likely to fly because of stepped-up security procedures such as full-body scans and patdowns?
* Yes - I will make alternate travel plans to avoid intrusive security scans and patdowns (97%, 19,253 Votes)
* No - It is a necessary procedure to ensure terror plots are thwarted (2%, 420 Votes)
* Undecided (1%, 221 Votes)
Total Voters: 19,894
Nov 13, 2010, 2:14 pm
#21
Join Date: Jun 2007
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I just mentioned this in another thread, but my wife and I are seriously considering canceling our tix to visit my folks over the holidays. The possibility of having our daughters (3 and 5) subjected either to radiation with an image of their naked bodies taken or an invasive and disgusting patdown is too much to bear.