I think everyone agrees it would be better to stop these lunatic hijackers before they board the aircraft, but they don't seem to be able to........ <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
You mentioned about the cost, possibly that may change, see following where the Widow of a passenger killed on September 11 is suing United Airlines. A few law suits may change their ideas on cost..... <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
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Sept 11 widow sues airline
From AP
21dec01
AN American whose husband died aboard one of the planes that slammed into the World Trade Center is suing the airline, alleging company negligence led to the September 11 hijacking.
Ellen Mariani, of Derry, New Hampshire, filed the lawsuit today in the US District Court for the southern district of New York.
Her husband, Louis Mariani, 58, was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 175, the second plane to hit the centre.
The couple were taking separate flights to California to attend the wedding of Ellen Mariani's daughter.
Initially, Louis Mariani had planned to stay home, thinking it was too expensive for both of them to go.
But his wife raised money through yard sales to buy him a surprise ticket so he could see his stepdaughter walk down the aisle.
Mariani's lawyer, Don Nolan, said the airline had a duty to "exercise the highest degree of care" for safety and should have stopped the hijackers from boarding the plane.
Hid did not elaborate on what the airline should have done differently.
Nolan said Mariani has decided not to apply for money from the federal Victims Compensation Fund, which is open only to those families who agree not to sue anyone for damages.
"Mrs Mariani doesn't want the taxpayers' money," he said. "She wants her day in court with United Airlines."
Officials at United Airlines could not immediately be reached for comment today. The phone line was busy at the airline's corporate offices in Chicago.