Interesting People: re TSA overreaction to Delta incident

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Bob Frankston <bob2-39 () bobf frankston com>
> Date: December 26, 2009 1:44:45 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: RE: [IP] TSA overreaction to Delta incident
> I’m confused … I can understand not wanting a plan hijacked  
> during the last hour but how is this supposed to prevent someone who 
>  just cares about harm in flight? The stampede story seems highly sp 
> eculative at best.
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> From: Dave Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 13:23
> To: ip
> Subject: [IP] TSA overreaction to Delta incident
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> From: Kris Gabor <kgabor () aol com>
> Date: December 26, 2009 1:21:16 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: TSA overreaction to Delta incident
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> Hi, Dave,
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> For IP, if you think it's appropriate. If the following is true,  
> this is another good example of kneejerk overreaction after a  
> security incident. There used to be a rule that passengers bound for  
> DCA had to remain seated during the last 30 minutes of flight, but  
> even that was scrapped after a few years. Good luck telling  
> passengers they can't use their laptops or read a book for the last  
> hour of a flight. As someone had suggested in the wake of 9/11,  
> maybe the best thing would be to strip all the passengers naked and  
> chain them into their seats for the entire flight.
> It's interesting how Air Canada has already posted this, but there  
> is no official announcement of it yet from TSA. I wonder if after  
> the initial kneejerk, pragmatism may yet win out.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/us/27plane.html
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> "Although transportation officials had not announced new security  
> measures yet, Air Canada said the Transportation Security Agency  
> would make significant changes to the way passengers are able to  
> move about on aircraft. During the final hour of flight, customers  
> will have to remain seated, will not be allowed access to carry-on  
> baggage and cannot have personal belongings or other items on their  
> laps, according to a notice <http://www.aircanada.com/en/news/trav_adv/091226.html 
> > on Air Canada’s Web site.
> In effect, that means passengers on flights of about 90 minutes or  
> less will not be able to get out of their seats, since they are not  
> allowed to move about while an airplane is climbing to its cruising  
> altitude.
> Air Canada also told its United States bound customers that they  
> would be limited to a single carry-on item and that they would be  
> subjected to personal and baggage searches at security check points  
> and in the gate area. It said this would result in significant  
> delays, canceled flights and missed connections. Air Canada said it  
> would waive the baggage fee for the first checked bag as a result of  
> the new policy."
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