Comments on: Delta Blues — Airline Security in the Age of Terrorism http://southjerusalem.com/2008/08/delta-blues-airline-security-in-the-age-of-terrorism/ A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:35:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: fostert http://southjerusalem.com/2008/08/delta-blues-airline-security-in-the-age-of-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 fostert Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:37:28 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=262#comment-1260 Your bags are screened for bombs before they get on the plane, so I really don't see what the problem is. And they are screened the same way whether you are on that particular flight or not. But you were lucky. I once had my luggage sent to a different airport than the one I was landing at (Hyderabad). The trouble was that they sent my luggage to Mumbai during the most severe monsoon ever to hit India. They couldn't send my bags to me because the airport was ten feet underwater at the time. I got my bags ten days later, still soaking wet and covered with mold (the smell was quite remarkable, to say the least). So consider yourself lucky. Air travel sucks, so suck it up. Your bags are screened for bombs before they get on the plane, so I really don’t see what the problem is. And they are screened the same way whether you are on that particular flight or not. But you were lucky. I once had my luggage sent to a different airport than the one I was landing at (Hyderabad). The trouble was that they sent my luggage to Mumbai during the most severe monsoon ever to hit India. They couldn’t send my bags to me because the airport was ten feet underwater at the time. I got my bags ten days later, still soaking wet and covered with mold (the smell was quite remarkable, to say the least). So consider yourself lucky. Air travel sucks, so suck it up.

]]> By: Aleks http://southjerusalem.com/2008/08/delta-blues-airline-security-in-the-age-of-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Aleks Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:13:48 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=262#comment-1252 I used to work for an airline and we'd often send bags ahead if people couldn't get on board. I thought it was crazy for the obvious security reason, but I figured they assumed as long as the passenger didn't get to chose to be the rare bird whose bags fly without him it was ok. Basically, nothing about the way airlines or airport security operate makes a lick of sense and once you accept that your head will hurt less. I used to work for an airline and we’d often send bags ahead if people couldn’t get on board. I thought it was crazy for the obvious security reason, but I figured they assumed as long as the passenger didn’t get to chose to be the rare bird whose bags fly without him it was ok.

Basically, nothing about the way airlines or airport security operate makes a lick of sense and once you accept that your head will hurt less.

]]> By: Benji Lovitt http://southjerusalem.com/2008/08/delta-blues-airline-security-in-the-age-of-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-1250 Benji Lovitt Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:21:14 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=262#comment-1250 Ugh, that is so annoying. The rule should be "If El Al doesn't do it, no one should." Ugh, that is so annoying. The rule should be “If El Al doesn’t do it, no one should.”

]]> By: Shana Lowell http://southjerusalem.com/2008/08/delta-blues-airline-security-in-the-age-of-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 Shana Lowell Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:50:25 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=262#comment-1245 oh no! This is indeed worrying, and rather shocking, but not suprising unfortunately. You're more than welcome to come back to us :) ~Shabbat shalom! oh no! This is indeed worrying, and rather shocking, but not suprising unfortunately. You’re more than welcome to come back to us :)

~Shabbat shalom!

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