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TSA Security Directive SD-1544-09-06 : The Fallout From NW253
Following the failed Christmas Day terrorist attack on Delta Air Lines Flight 253, operated by Northwest Airlines, from Amsterdam to Detroit, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created a series of security measures in reaction to the incident. (boardingarea.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The biggest revelation is: "3. Disable aircraft-integrated passenger communications systems and services (phone, internet access services, live television programming, global positioning systems) prior to boarding and during all phases of flight."
Ironically a lot of airlines allow the use of handheld GPS receivers, so up to the last hour I could have a Garmin 496 in my lap... :)
I don't like this 1hr before landing NO TOILETS, something is way WRONG with that. I mean some people have extra needs HOW LAWFUL IS THAT?
Interesting...and, it never fails to amaze me that the government is hysterical about aircraft safety...while our international borders are as accessible to "terrorists" as any all-night Walgreens!
The terrorists won on 09-11-01 and their victory is amplified every year. How about we forget all these "1984" measures and concentrate on where the problem is; the bad guys (aka "racial profiling").
We need to concentrate less on the implements of terrorism and more on those that would use them. The tools used will be ever changing. We're spending billions on "intelligence" to identify people to be wary of. If someone fits the profile, let's take extra measures with them and not ignore them in the name of political correctness.