Below the question of aging jets is raised.  The US is operating very old jets
and not just on the cheapo airlines.  The one which went down off Long Island
a year ago was the fourth oldest in the 1000 plane 747 fleet, and that was Am.
Airlines.  This is done to further increase profits of course.  And if all costs
of airlines were internalized and subsidies eliminated,  traffic would turn to
trains (assuming that the same measures were taken agains the corp. pushed
autos).  Green house warming is 1/3 due to cars, and a significant part of
ozone depletion is due to planes.  Let's try to get some sanity in our transpo.
system.
wcm>

> 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
>