Kilted at the security checkpoint

[Lallans]

After the last winter's Underwear Bomber incident, I'm a little surprised they didn't ban underwear on flights- something that would make commando kiltwearers happy, surely.

[Mipi]

After the last winter's Underwear Bomber incident, I'm a little surprised they didn't ban underwear on flights- something that would make commando kiltwearers happy, surely.

That could be a good reason...

[O'Callaghan]

After the last winter's Underwear Bomber incident, I'm a little surprised they didn't ban underwear on flights- something that would make commando kiltwearers happy, surely.

Don't give them ideas. Given half a chance they'd have us go through naked clutching an assortment of see-through plastic bags containing our possessions. Don't laugh, if the previous US administration had lasted much longer I wouldn't have been atall surprised.

[Fit2BKilted]

After the last winter's Underwear Bomber incident, I'm a little surprised they didn't ban underwear on flights- something that would make commando kiltwearers happy, surely.

Why not just insist that all fliers ride nude? No possible ground for a claim of 'discrimination' for 'strip searches', and environmentally friendly (since fewer people might fly if they had to consider 'How badly do you want to get there?'). Of course naturist travel agencies would absorb the market, surely ;-) On the other hand, the airplane-blankets would have to be heavier-than-tartan, and the seats would have to be enlarged, individual, and fitted with fresh-towel-seat-covers to be changed for each passenger... Not good for business, perhaps. :-(

[ohiopiper]

Having traveled both inConUs and internationally quite often, the only times I have ever needed to challenge screeners have been at U.S. airports when they "alter" the regulations to fit their convenience. Cleveland Hopkins is famous for this.

My problem with our screening system is that rather than being modeled after, or even taking suggestions from, a successful system we saw fit to design a rather inconvenient and inneffective system all our own.

I have also often had a rather inobtrusive experience and said and done nothing because the screener was following the rules. The good employees are just doing a needed job, I agree. The wife and I just went to and from Phoenix, Az. and had as pleasant an experience as can be expected. Courtesy and professionalism as Pittsburgh Interntional and Sky Harbor.

Sorry to hijack the thread, I'll be quiet now.