News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta Flight. Parent comment

Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by Rebelgecko on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:38PM (#17094749)
No. The percentage of flights with air marshals is in the low single digits.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by knz on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:59PM (#17095005)
Which makes sense. A JFK to AMS flight is probably a much higher risk for terrorism than say FSD to MOT.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by Rebelgecko on Thursday May 17, 2018 @04:08PM (#17095115)
According to the article I read, they're actually less common on flights out of NY and Washington DC- there were pilots complaining that they hadn't seen an air marshal in 6+ months. It sounds like they avoid putting marshals on flights that have other law enforcement officers on them, which is going to be a good chunk of the domestic flights to/from big cities
[ Parent | on HN ]