Security- I personally think security sucks at the airports. TSA is not consistent at every airport and it should be. It is quite sad that it is not.
My mom and I were flying home from Miami back in June. I was flying Frontier and she was flying Southwest. We were in different terminals but there at the same time. She called me to say that she was concerned about getting onto her plane. She said that while she was in line for security 3 people (2 males and a female) of Middle Eastern descent were causing a rukus. One of the men was showing security his ticket and the ticket and the ID didn't match. The other man and the female were arguing back and forth with TSA regarding it. My mom saw and heard the entire exchange. Well of course she gets concerned because someone is trying to get into the terminal with a ticket that isn't in their name (or an idea not in their name, or both). The three people are pulled from security and she doesn't think much of it, until about twenty minutes before boarding when the female and the
2nd male come running to the gate and want to make the flight to Phoenix. She was freaking out (inside) because they had caused a commotion at security and they had no luggage with them (I guess she had overheard them say they didn't check luggage). This concerned her (I think because didn't some of the hijackers not take any luggage on board?). I told her if she didn't feel safe to go over to the Southwest counter, explained what she witnessed and ask to be switched to a different flight. It was very easy, she did it and they accomodated her. I think they even said that 1) a marshall was on the plane or 2) they (the flight attendents) would "keep an eye out" for the people that my mom was concerned about), I don't quite remember.
So with my mini hijack being said, I agree that the passengers had a right to be afraid, I'm just not sure US Airways handeled the situation appropriately. But I'm sure with the media attention it created (especially since it was negative) they will probably be rethinking thier policy's. (Not that I'm sure how it could have been handeled).
As much as people don't be to be racist (and I don't think we all mean to be), unfortunately since 9-11, the American public is very weary of Muslims. And it's gonna take time. Even though it's been over five years (which in another one of my posts, is no excuse for mail still being sent to WTC
), but emotionally I think people are still trying to deal with it.
To this day I still get fearful of flying, especially when I'm taking long non stop flights (hence with lots of fuel in the plane). But as someone said earlier, when it's your time, it's your time. Plus, I'd be one of those who fought back. I'd much rather take them down then them taking down the plane and killing hundreds or thousands. Does that make sense?
Anyways, sorry this is really long.
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