TSA is going to destroy the airlines

[FM2436]

A little unknown fact that will way heavily on the entire airline industry in the very near future is the huge elimination in the total numbers of TSA passenger and baggage screeners particularly at many non-hub and small-hub airports across the nation effective later this summer. Another little unknown fact is TSA will terminating its Letters of Agreement, effective May 31, with local law enforcement agencies that maintained law enforcement presence at airport security checkpoints. Prior to 9/11 these same non-hub and small-hub airports were not required to have “on airportâ€￾ law enforcement presence. Apparently, TSA requirements for law enforcement, even under its proposed “flexible responseâ€￾ requirement, would essentially require law enforcement on the airport, just not necessarily at the check point. Many non-hub and small-hub airports do not have the funds to pay this expense without a continuation of the existing Letters of Agreement. It will be interesting to see what those airport’s TSA Federal Security Director do on June 1. Close them to scheduled airline service may be the result.

 

[gilbertguy]

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On 5/8/2003 1:31:04 PM FM2436 wrote:

A little unknown fact that will way heavily on the entire airline industry in the very near future is the huge elimination in the total numbers of TSA passenger and baggage screeners particularly at many non-hub and small-hub airports across the nation effective later this summer. Another little unknown fact is TSA will terminating its Letters of Agreement, effective May 31, with local law enforcement agencies that maintained law enforcement presence at airport security checkpoints. Prior to 9/11 these same non-hub and small-hub airports were not required to have “on airport” law enforcement presence. Apparently, TSA requirements for law enforcement, even under its proposed “flexible response” requirement, would essentially require law enforcement on the airport, just not necessarily at the check point. Many non-hub and small-hub airports do not have the funds to pay this expense without a continuation of the existing Letters of Agreement. It will be interesting to see what those airport’s TSA Federal Security Director do on June 1. Close them to scheduled airline service may be the result.

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The layoff count is only about 6K.....outta 55K.....better numbers than at US!

 

[W:EXCH:INVOL]

"Close them to scheduled airline service may be the result."

Huh?

INVOL

 

[gilbertguy]

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On 5/8/2003 2:39:05 PM gilbertguy wrote:

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On 5/8/2003 1:31:04 PM FM2436 wrote:

A little unknown fact that will way heavily on the entire airline industry in the very near future is the huge elimination in the total numbers of TSA passenger and baggage screeners particularly at many non-hub and small-hub airports across the nation effective later this summer. Another little unknown fact is TSA will terminating its Letters of Agreement, effective May 31, with local law enforcement agencies that maintained law enforcement presence at airport security checkpoints. Prior to 9/11 these same non-hub and small-hub airports were not required to have “on airport” law enforcement presence. Apparently, TSA requirements for law enforcement, even under its proposed “flexible response” requirement, would essentially require law enforcement on the airport, just not necessarily at the check point. Many non-hub and small-hub airports do not have the funds to pay this expense without a continuation of the existing Letters of Agreement. It will be interesting to see what those airport’s TSA Federal Security Director do on June 1. Close them to scheduled airline service may be the result.

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The layoff count is only about 6K.....outta 55K.....better numbers than at US!

OH.....the airlines are going to destroy the airlines!!