I think that the new security measures will be damaging to the airlines. Al-Reuters reports that the new rules, including the banning of liquids and increased checks will make flying even more annoying. Well, duh. I almost feel bad for the airlines. People are going to avoid traveling because of the increased hassles. I know I'll put it off unless I absolutely have to fly.
My suggestion to the airlines: Raise ticket prices slightly, but bring back some amenities. Maybe one complimentary drink or something more than a "snack" on shorter domestic flights. I'm not so sure people will mind an extra $20-$30 in the ticket price if they feel they are being treated right when they get on the plane. The airport is bad enough.
Also, TSA, please start profiling. Who blows up buildings in the name of Allah? Not six year old girls! Not old black ladies in wheelchairs. To avoid the appearance of profiling the TSA is deliberately profiling the WRONG people in their security checks. Wake up people.
Finally, I've always been fascinated with history and to think how man dreamed of taking to the skies for centuries and when it finally occurred first in the late 1800s in the form of balloons and dirigibles and then in the 1920s and 1930s as fixed-wing aircraft it was this wonderful adventure. Now a scant 70 years later it is viewed as a colossal annoyance.
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