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Airport Security Pat Downs: Too Much for Too Little
10:00AM 11/22/2010
While the TSA argues that more aggressive security is necessary to find weapons or bombs under clothes and stop terrorists, travelers say they feel like they're the ones being terrorized. Worse, the procedures fail to achieve the stated aim of creating safer skies.
The growing controversy over invasive air-security measures like full-body scanning and pat downs, along with a shaky economy, could combine for more woes for both passengers and airlines, just in time for economically vital Thanksgiving holiday. Will fewer folks fly?
'Flying Pasties' can preserve your modesty from airport scanners
6:00AM 7/21/2010
A Las Vegas company has launched a product called "Flying Pasties," claiming it can help preserve your modesty from full-body airport scanners.
"Flying Pasties" are orange rubber stickers that are placed inside or on top of your underwear to obscure your private parts.The stickers cost around $20...
Health Risks of Full Body Scanners Questioned Following Report
5:00PM 2/05/2010
Ever since the attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, there has been increased attention given to full-body imaging scanners. But now concerns are growing that the scanners may actually pose a health risk by exposing passengers to radiation.
Health risk of airport security scanners questioned
3:00PM 1/09/2010
In the wake of the recent incident on a Northwest/Delta flight over the holidays, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been working to develop more comprehensive security scanners.
The hope is that these enhanced screenings will be able to detect explosives smuggled on the bodies...
Heightened Airport Security Is Lifting Many Companies
4:00PM 12/29/2009
The attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet on Christmas quickly led to new travel restrictions and tougher security. Airline stocks dropped on the news, but shares of companies that make airport security devices rallied smartly
There are about a million (mostly bad) jokes about airline food, but if you're traveling over the next several days you might want to pack a lunch or take your chances on the plane.
It turns out the food served in airport eateries and grab-and-go stands are worse than what is served on the plane....
United Airlines has a new sneaky trick up its sleeve. It may not get you where you're going within five hours of your promised target, but it's sure in a hurry to soak you with fruitless charges.Its latest cash grab is the right to buy "Premier line" access, either when you buy your ticket online...
Everybody's always complaining about the lengthy wait through security at airports -- but some entrepreneurs have finally gone out and done something about it.There's Verified Identity Pass, which has been around since 2005, and the FLO card, which just came out last year.The idea is that if you...
10,000 laptops a week lost at US airports? I don't believe it
9:30AM 7/07/2008
A story circulating in the news over the weekend could well throw business travelers into panic; according to the Ponemon Institute, as many as 10,000 laptop computers are lost in American airports every week. I've learned, however, to question statistics that seem unreasonable, and this one...
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