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Originally Posted by bignasty
Do planes still go from NY to LA?
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They were only instituting that for international flights, someone asked what good that would do, I quoted what they were saying on CNN as the reasoning for it. Will it really do anything? Probably not, but I didn't make the rule or justify it!
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
I'm flying to Vegas in about 2 weeks, I can't tell you how overjoyed I am that our airline is now recommending that you arrive at the airport THREE to FOUR hours in advance due to increased security measures.
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They said on our news this morning that it was causing all kinds of problems that people were showing up 4 hours early for flights and asked people to STOP showing up that early. They said 2 to 2 1/2 was sufficient.
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Originally Posted by KSig RC
Well . . . are you familiar with the difference in boarding security between, say, LAX and Lagos, Nigeria?
While screening procedures are imperfect, they are MUCH better within the United States. That air they shoot on you when you walk through security? Yeah, that's not meant to replace a pat down or reveal a gun - the air is tested for minute (nano-level) particles of explosive. Even the "bag in the crotch" would have been caught at LAX or LaGuardia.
The reason why the TSA is focusing on international flights is because that's the greater risk - yeah, it sounds stupid to say "no blankets in the last hour!" but it deters copycats, greatly reduces exposure to America citizens, and gives a general idea that the TSA is doing something about it until new procedures (like the full-body scans) can be implemented. That's A Good Thing (tm). The average flier has absolutely no clue what goes into airline security, or the interaction between airlines and DHS/FBI/etc. That's a good thing. You're DEFINITELY not 100% safe, but you're pretty damn safe from anything but the craziest, most expensive, wildest plot out of a movie.
I'm flying tomorrow, the 7th, the 8th, the 12th, the 18th and the 23rd, so I'll let you know for sure either way, but domestic flights still recommend just the 2-hour window with the only changes coming at the individual airport TSA's discretion. I wouldn't worry too much, unless you're coming in from Porto Allegre.
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You're right on target. As they noted, this guy went through screening in Nigeria but NOT in Amsterdam (where this would have been more likely to be detected too) because he never left the secure area once he landed in Amsterdam. Therein lies part of the problem. If someone flies from a country with little to security to another country and changes planes, they do not get screened again. Maybe they should be, but can you imagine how long a lay over you'd have to make sure you had to be able to get through security screening again?
I think, as someone who suffers from Crohn's Disease, I can't even consider flying out of the country as long as that one hour rule is in place and that's kind of sad.
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