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In light of the DL/NW incident that ended in DTW, what more stupid rules will these idiots come up with ?

Since we are taking off our shoes, next comes the pants 😱

Also to those of you who have flown since this, what new security measures have you seen ?
 
In light of the DL/NW incident that ended in DTW, what more stupid rules will these idiots come up with ?

Since we are taking off our shoes, next comes the pants 😱

Also to those of you who have flown since this, what new security measures have you seen ?
It seems that this guy had purchased his ticket with cash, one way, and checked no baggage, yet he did not get any additional screening?

What happened with the CRS. I would think that any cash purchase (especially an international one), one way, would immediately flag someone.
 
In light of the DL/NW incident that ended in DTW, what more stupid rules will these idiots come up with ?

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

Aviation Security Directive

Subject: Security Directive
Number: SD 1544-09-06
Date: December 25, 2009

EXPIRATION: 0200Z on December 30, 2009

This Security Directive (SD) must be implemented immediately. The measures contained in this SD are in addition to all other SDs currently in effect for your operations.

INFORMATION: On December 25, 2009, a terrorist attack was attempted against a flight traveling to the United States. TSA has identified security measures to be implemented by airports, aircraft operators, and foreign air carriers to mitigate potential threats to flights.

APPLICABILITY: THIS SD APPLIES TO AIRCRAFT OPERATORS THAT CARRY OUT A SECURITY PROGRAM REGULATED UNDER 49 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR)1544.101(a).

ACTIONS REQUIRED: If you conduct scheduled and/or public charter flight operations under a Full Program under 49 CFR 1544.101(a) departing from any foreign location to the United States (including its territories and possessions), you must immediately implement all measures in this SD for each such flight.

1. BOARDING GATE

1. The aircraft operator or authorized air carrier representative must ensure all passengers are screened at the boarding gate during the boarding process using the following procedures. These procedures are in addition to the screening of all passengers at the screening checkpoint.

1. Perform thorough pat-down of all passengers at boarding gate prior to boarding, concentrating on upper legs and torso.
2. Physically inspect 100 percent of all passenger accessible property at the boarding gate prior to boarding, with focus on syringes being transported along with powders and/or liquids.
3. Ensure the liquids, aerosols, and gels restrictions are strictly adhered to in accordance with SD 1544-06-02E.

2. During the boarding process, the air carrier may exempt passengers who are Heads of State or Heads of Government from the measures outlined in Section I.A. of this SD, including the following who are traveling with the Head of State or Head of Government:

1. Spouse and children, or
2. One other individual (chosen by the Head of State or Head of Government)

3. For the purposes of Section I.B., the following definitions apply:

1. Head of State: An individual serving as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth, or any other political state (for example, King, Queen, and President).

2. Head of Government: The chief officer of the executive branch of a government presiding over a cabinet (for example, Prime Minister, Premier, President, and Monarch).

2. IN FLIGHT

1. During flight, the aircraft operator must ensure that the following procedures are followed:

1. Passengers must remain in seats beginning 1 hour prior to arrival at destination.
2. Passenger access to carry-on baggage is prohibited beginning 1 hour prior to arrival at destination.
3. Disable aircraft-integrated passenger communications systems and services (phone, internet access services, live television programming, global positioning systems) prior to boarding and during all phases of flight.
4. While over U.S. airspace, flight crew may not make any announcement to passengers concerning flight path or position over cities or landmarks.
5. Passengers may not have any blankets, pillows, or personal belongings on the lap beginning 1 hour prior to arrival at destination.

Elliot.org
 
Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong-based carrier with direct flights to New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, said American authorities had stopped requiring airlines to black out the route-tracking channel on their in-flight entertainment systems, one of a series of steps hastily imposed with little warning to the carriers or passengers.

JetBlue Airways said in an update on Twitter that it had restored its LiveTV service on flights from outside the United States, which it had suspended briefly during the weekend.

International travelers also had been told that they could not leave their seats for the last hour of a flight, during which time they also could not use a pillow or blanket, or have anything on their laps. But that requirement was slightly revised, according to a Cathay executive, Carolyn Leung.

“The latest version indicates more generally that carriers must ensure that passengers remain in their assigned seats when directed by the flight crew,â€￾ Ms. Leung said in Hong Kong.

N. Y. Times
 

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