Since Christmas Day there has been much ado about airport/airline security. Some say this, some say that, and I say…
I can put up with taking my shoes off and full body scans (although my scan would not be a thing of beauty). I will stick to the rules and not joke, will stand in the lines and try not to cause problems. I’ll keep my seat for the last hour of a flight, and will not put anything on top of my laptop or in my lap.
On the other hand…
Every time there is another scare, we demand more from passengers. It seems the customer—the passenger—catches the brunt of the problems. Still, I could willingly handle that if only the guvmint would…
Study the masters of security, the Israelis. Their record is near-perfect since the 1960s, they keep traffic moving and react quickly to a crisis without closing airports. Why would we not study their methods?
American passengers are put through many inconveniences and hassles, yet our guvmint seems more terrified that we might hurt someone’s feelings than that our system protects and works. I am personally not willing to continue down that road, but would like to know for sure that we are working like hell to study and adopt everything the Israelis do to make flight more secure AND to reduce the hassle factor for our passengers.
You can get online many of the steps the Israelis take, and I urge you to do so. For one small example, go to: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/11/yeffet.air.security.israel/index.html.
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