Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Increase Ticket Prices

Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by trome on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:01AM (#13308335)

The TSA does not have to be anywhere near as bad as it is right now. We could have similar levels of security without millimeter wave scanners or pat downs, and without removing shoes, belts, etc.

The reinforcement of cockpit doors and additional sky marshals are what keep that incident list short today.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by jsymolon on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @07:36AM (#13308687)

Also, add that the passengers will not sit idly by any more.

In the past, the message was, give the hijackers what they want and no one will get hurt.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by geff82 on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @10:36AM (#13309786)

Of course, every one knows, sky marshals and enforced cockpit doors keep bombs out of the plane...

Of course you can always do better. But compared to Europe, I've found the TSA to be very quick working and quite friendly. I worried a bit after reading so many bad articles, but then wondered that most of them kept smiling and being polite despite their intense work.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by unclenoriega on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @01:19PM (#13311445)

> Of course, every one knows, sky marshals and enforced cockpit doors keep bombs out of the plane...

This presumes that the TSA keeps bombs out of the plane, which does not seem to be the case.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/homeland-security/2449...

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by rhino369 on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @12:40PM (#13311000)

But metal detectors aren't that much better than millimeter wave scanners.

Shoes, belts, and taking the laptop out are the only significant pain point that America has that the rest of the world doesn't. And the shoes thing is a the result of someone walking through security with bombs in his shoe, so it's hard to be too critical.

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