Flying

[andrewducker]

If you're planning on flying to the USA, have heard rumours of strange "security" practices being put in place since the attempt a few days ago, and are wondering what the _actual_ rules are, then read this, which is the actual memo sent out by the TSA.

Comments

[drplokta]

That's already out of date, according to this.

[andrewducker]

Thanks!

[lebeautemps.livejournal.com]

Wow. Apart from the obvious direct interference measures, I have to pee every hour. I wonder if a federal marshall would shoot someone for going to the lav or pulling out a Sheewee...
One would hope that any restrictions would be made clear to customers before booking.

[feorag.livejournal.com]

Some of us had booked well in advance with non-refundable tickets and are now wondering what to do.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

According the KLM blog things are a lot less restrictive on board now - and there's a time out on the current rules on the 30th anyway...

[feorag.livejournal.com]

Still, I really don't like the US in paranoid mode at all, so I'm worried anyway. Last time their paranoid mode got to me so badly I stayed away for nearly 5 years.

Also, due to going via Amsterdam, we're likely to see the one really bad side of the Dutch - their "failed German" mode. Their airport security staff can be really officious and bureaucratic, but they're not very good at doing so efficiently.

I really want to be able to cancel the trip.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

And to add on to drplokta's pointer to today's changes, the current rules time out on the 1st. So I get to see what they become when I fly to Las Vegas on the 2nd...

[andrewducker]

The memo says it expires on the 30th - so I'll be fascinated to see what they settle on afterwards. Do let us know!

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Dammit! They've blocked GPS and stopped all positional announcements, but those sneaky terrorists might use the new web 2.0 technologies to upskill their individual visual location awareness systems! (I.e. They might look up landmarks on Google Earth.)

We will not be safe until all airline windows are blacked out entirely! And passengers blindfold too for good measure. And wearing secure-issued orange jumpsuits. And perhpas bound and hooded too just to be sure.

Anything less and Osama will have won!

[autopope.livejournal.com]

Do you realise Osama is only one character away form Obama, citizen?

Are you advocating assassinating OUR PRESIDENT?!?

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

No, ma'am! He's a decent, family man.