Airlines impose new rules in wake of attack

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WASHINGTON – Some airlines were telling passengers on Saturday that new government security regulations prohibit them from leaving their seats beginning an hour before landing

The regulations are a response to a suspected terrorism incident on Christmas Day.

Air Canada said in a statement that new rules imposed by the Transportation Security Administration limit on-board activities by passengers and crew in U.S. airspace. The airline said that during the final hour of flight passengers must remain seated. They won't be allowed access to carryon baggage or to have any items on their laps.

Flight attendants on some domestic flights are informing passengers of similar rules. Passengers on a flight from New York to Tampa Saturday morning were also told they must remain in their seats and couldn't have items in their laps, including laptops and pillows.

The TSA issued a security directive for U.S.-bound flights from overseas, according to a transportation security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly.

The official said passengers traveling internationally could see increased security screening at gates and when they check their bags, as well as additional measures on flights such as stowing carryons and personal items before the plane lands.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement Saturday that passengers flying to the U.S. from overseas may notice extra security, but she said the measures "are designed to be unpredictable, so passengers should not expect to see the same thing everywhere."

A Nigerian passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam allegedly attempted to start a fire as the plane prepared to land in Detroit on Friday, according to authorities. The incident has sparked a major international terrorism investigation.

Air Canada said it was limiting passengers to one carryon bag in response to a request from the U.S. and Canadian governments.

The airline advised U.S.-bound passengers to restrict their carryon item to "the absolute minimum" or to not carry any bag on board at all.

"Carriage of any carryon item will result in lengthy security delays for the customer," the airline said.

U.S.-bound flights on all airlines are experiencing significant delays, said Duncan Dee, Air Canada's executive vice president and chief operating officer.

A spokeswoman with Infraero, a Brazilian government agency that oversees airport infrastructure, said that airlines had been asked by federal authorities to add another layer of security for international flights originating in the country after the attempted attack in the U.S.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to discuss the matter, said that passengers would face an extra screening that would take place just before they boarded planes. She would give no more details, citing security concerns.

David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, said the domestic airline industry has been in close coordination with the security administration since Friday's incident and there will be increased scrutiny of passengers. He declined to comment on whether new regulations have been put in place.
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Bastards. :mad:
 
I'm actually surprised they are still allowing you to be clothed, since he supposedly hid at least some of it by taping it to his legs.
 
Oh.
That's great.
And I have to go on plane soon.

:(
 
And the security circus adds another feature to its show.

This is going to be fun for people with a weak bladder. :crazyeye:
 
uppi said:
This is going to be fun for people with a weak bladder. :crazyeye:
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I wouldn't be surprised to hear increased reports of people and/or children pissing their pants. :p
 
With planes being so dangerous, you would think that once one enters U.S. airspace, the clear Constitutional right of self-defense would kick in and passengers should at least be able to retrieve their firearms from their carry-ons.
 
I'll try to make a bomb with my urine on a flight to the US so US flights will ban trips to the bathroom.
 
I'm hoping the increase security means we get national guardsmen and Texas Rangers at the airports again. I dunno why, but there's something about seeing people patrolling airports with M16s that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.:)
 
SS-18 ICBM said:
I'll try to make a bomb with my urine on a flight to the US so US flights will ban trips to the bathroom.
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Airlines will then remove the bathrooms to place more seats. An innovative business will then offer "secure" bathrooms with an armed guard watching you during you bathroom trip - for a fee of course. And the free market wins yet again.

JollyRoger said:
With planes being so dangerous, you would think that once one enters U.S. airspace, the clear Constitutional right of self-defense would kick in and passengers should at least be able to retrieve their firearms from their carry-ons.
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Only terrorists store their firearms in their carry-ons. Patriotic Americans have their gun with them all the time to defend against the terrorist menace.
 
Yeah. I'm sure they aren't going to put any more pressure on Muslims whose only crime is trying to take a plane trip.


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