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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by ptaipale on Sunday March 10, 2013 @02:27PM (#5352865)
Because you can ban water bottles, and sell them in the shop that's after security checks, and that won't turn many people back. But banning laptop batteries would harm business travel really seriously - it would really stop very, very many business travellers.
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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by Evbn on Sunday March 10, 2013 @10:57PM (#5354659)
Naw, the airlines would rent secure batteries at a huge markup.
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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by ptaipale on Monday March 11, 2013 @03:50AM (#5355401)
People do want to have their batteries at the destination as well. The typical business traveler would be so severely inconvenienced by this that it would reduce air travel significantly.

Note that the water bottle scam isn't really profiting the airlines - it's benefiting the airport operators, in collusion with many national air regulators.

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