Full Gate Screening to Return
Aug 10, 2006, 7:49 pm
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Full Gate Screening to Return
According to this Yahoo Article link full gate screening is on its way back. This article coupled with information from some contacts here at MSP indicate that this screening will be for all flights and all passengers. In otherwords your bag and person will be searched for a second time completely. There will be no randomness in this process and the flights will not be allowed to leave until every person has been screened. Their current estimates are that it will take approximately 2 hour for a two person team to screen a flight of 100 people.
My contacts indicate this is most likely the precurser to an absolute ban on all carry on luggage.
Gee I am glad I am not flying tomorrow.
My contacts indicate this is most likely the precurser to an absolute ban on all carry on luggage.
Gee I am glad I am not flying tomorrow.
Aug 10, 2006, 7:57 pm
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Looks like the terrorists have won this round without actually doing physical damage.
We are paralyzed with fear.
Commerce will slow down. This will be a huge blow to the economy. Coupled with the other negative news in the economy, look for a significant downturn.
We are paralyzed with fear.
Commerce will slow down. This will be a huge blow to the economy. Coupled with the other negative news in the economy, look for a significant downturn.
Aug 10, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Originally Posted by MSY-MSP
My contacts indicate this is most likely the precurser to an absolute ban on all carry on luggage.
What fools.
Aug 10, 2006, 8:00 pm
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Has anyone actually calculated the cost of the measures implemented after the British non-incident? It might have been Al-qaeda best move so far, from a cost/benefit point of view. They did, well, nothing except leak their plans, and whooosh, all the world, fear ensues.
Aug 10, 2006, 8:07 pm
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I hope they all fold, the airlines deserve it for allowing the government to set such ridiculous standards. The only we as citizens can send the message that we won't stand for this is with our wallets. I hope and pray that demand for air travel plummets, and these airlines are forced into bankruptcy, and eventually go out of business. Maybe our government will actually give a damn then.
Aug 10, 2006, 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Richelieu
Has anyone actually calculated the cost of the measures implemented after the British non-incident? It might have been Al-qaeda best move so far, from a cost/benefit point of view. They did, well, nothing except leak their plans, and whooosh, all the world, fear ensues.
Aug 10, 2006, 8:10 pm
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Originally Posted by MSY-MSP
My contacts indicate this is most likely the precurser to an absolute ban on all carry on luggage.
Aug 10, 2006, 8:19 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Such an absolute ban is not sustainable over the longer-term.
Aug 10, 2006, 9:00 pm
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Originally Posted by rebadc
I landed in DAY around 5:00pm today.
I saw extra TSA employees at the gates screening departing pax.
I saw extra TSA employees at the gates screening departing pax.
Aug 10, 2006, 9:02 pm
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Originally Posted by jonesing
We flew into BHM this afternoon. Same deal--TSA setting up secondary bag check tables at all the gates. The reason is that you can buy items no longer allowed onboard the plane inside the sterile area. At least in ATL they posted signs saying the toothpastes, gell deodorants etc are not for sale.
economic impact of loss of airline tickets? $100 billion.
economic impact of stupidity of the TSA? priceless
Aug 10, 2006, 9:04 pm
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To be truly secure, why don't they search people as they depart the airport just to get a head start? Those people will eventually have a return flight, right? And random traffic stops to search for people with airline tickets and toothpaste might be a good next step. We can never be too careful, right?