Continued U.S interfering with foreign airlines
An airline not a million miles from here has just sent out a notice to flight crew along the lines of the following.
"US security now require you to include this in your pre-flight announcement on flights to or from the USA."
"The US State Department demands that passengers are not allowed to congregate in groups around the toilets nor anywhere in the aircraft."
The notice adds that this is binding.
This is an outrageous attack on the sovereignty of a foreign registered aircraft. The jurisdiction of an aircraft in flight has been well established in law in most countries of the world and in general usage by IATA.
What else are they going to try to mandate under the (un)Patriot act? No drinks in first class because the president is teetotal? Lower standards of maintenance to help high cost US carriers?
You know the rest of the world might just turn around and say stuff you. We won't fly to you, you don't fly to us. It will hit us 15% of bottom line but we can live with that. It will however destroy your aviation industry.