Economic Impact of Travelers’ Frustrations

In a landmark survey commissioned by the Travel Industry Association (TIA), reported on by the Wall Street Journal and conducted by Peter Hart & Associates / The Winston Group, nearly 41 million travelers avoided air travel, costing the economy $26 BILLION dollars over the last twelve months. That’s 100,000 travelers per day who decided they [...]

TSA Changes Rules to Enforce ID

Until now, it was difficult, but possible to fly without a valid identification card.
However, this all changes on June 21st when the TSA requires identification for all air passengers, according to a CNET post and the TSA Blog:
“Beginning Saturday, June 21, 2008 passengers that willfully refuse to provide identification at security checkpoint will be denied [...]

Xray Vision – Showing Your Stuff for Safety

This week, it was announced that x-ray scanners have been installed in 10 airports across the country.
Originally reported by CNN and posted on YouTube (video below) in Oct 07, it is official that LAX and JFK now have Xray machines.

At the cost of approximately $150,000 per machine, the TSA now has [...]