Re:The New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules
by marvin on Monday December 28, 2009 @07:27AM
(#1018487)
The pilot obviously thinks the new security measures are stupid.
Re:The New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules
by nostrademons on Monday December 28, 2009 @02:18AM
(#1018270)
I got in from Boston -> SFO about an hour ago. The only major difference I noticed was the lack of channel 9. The pat-down did seem a bit more thorough than usual, perhaps. I had no problem with electronic gadgets in my carry-on, passed through Boston security with no problems, there was no lockdown for the last hour, and I had my jacket on my lap for half the flight.
YMMV. I suspect things are pretty inconsistent between flights at this point.
o United has (for now) discontinued Channel 9 (the pilot/ATC channel)
o The Pilot said the following "The TSA has requested I notify you of the following - You will not be allowed to move around the cabin for the last hour of the flight, you will not be allowed to have anything in your lap in the last hour of the flight, no blankets, jackets, nothing. We will make an announcement 15 minutes prior to the last hour of the flight so you can use the washroom."
So, when the announcement came that there was 15 minutes until lockdown in our seats - there was an immediate rush to line up for the washrooms, that spanned most of the cabin.
Interestingly enough, absolutely nobody paid attention to the 'Nothing in your lap' rule, and nobody policed it. People kept working on their laptops, tray tables were down, and nobody said anything. People kept wandering to the washroom.
One of the more ironic elements of the trip was as follows, the pilot announced "I will not be allowed to point out landmarks as we are flying" - and then 30 minutes prior to landing he noted "As you can all see on your left side, we are flying over the Golden Gate Bridge"
Definitely a bizarre experience.