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I was told by a guy who worked for the TSA that people with one way tickets were flagged to be watched carefully, especially if they had no checked luggage.
Let's look at this realistically though. The airline was damned if they did and damned if they didn't. If they hadn't acted and these guys did have a terroristic intent, and witnesses were able to say "They did some really suspicious things but nobody did anything", the whole country would be in an uproar. If they act and it turns out that they were innocent, then people are in an uproar. When it comes down to it, I'd rather they err on the side of safety. The whole liquids thing is a good example. There was a threat in Europe of liquid based bombs in innocent looking containers. Now we are severely limited in what liquids we can carry on. Initially they were more strict and now they have lightened it up a little. Was it extremely inconvenient for everybody? You bet. Was it worth it? I think so.
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