Today's Daily Record is reporting that the threat apparantley came from a Female Suicide Bomber who was planning to smuggle the bomb on board inside a certain part of her anatomy.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/co...name_page.html
If this is true, will we see the introduction of full 3-d x-ray style body scanners in the not too distant future, along with explosive residue detectors.
As to the point about API messages, we have to send them to the TSA as soon as possible within 30 minutes of the aircraft pushingback. With the technology that is around today, it should be possible to verify who a passenger is when they check in for the flight.
Veering slightly off topic, Theme Parks in the USA can print photos of their customers onto their tickets within a matter of minutes. Why is something like this not standard practice for boarding cards.