I have a real problem with these measures.  What are they *not* telling
the traveling public.

Delays are already too long.  Picking up your baggage adds another 15 - 20
minutes to your travel time domestically.  It takes me 45 minutes to clear
customs in Canada . . .

They want to limit the number of carry-on's, search your checked baggage,
and show three (3) forms of ID in the name of what?  Security?

What is the U.S. government doing to people to piss them off to the level
that the government feels that American citizens will be retaliated against?

The U.S. government needs to leave Sadat and Iran alone.  They need to
stop talking about assassinating heads of state and other foreign
government officials. The U.S. government should stop playing with South
Korea economy.

The U.S. government should START paying attention to the aging jets in
service, better radar systems and more truth in actual travel times.

Can you tell I did not have a great flight home for the holidays?
Canceled fights, 2.5 hours delays and then no luggage . . .  And then I
read this . . .

F. Leon

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Domestic airline luggage will be subject to increased security checks in
1998, the Federal Aviation Administration and major airlines said.
Passenger screening techniques will be used to select people who will be
"matched" to their bags or have their luggage screened by an
explosives-detection device.  Bag matching means a passenger's bags will
not be transported unless the passenger is on the flight. Some passengers
selected at random will also experience increased security measures,
officials said.


- Associated Press