Originally Posted by xetroV
But granny doesn't know that the "weapons" that were supposedly used to take over control of those planes were (not surprisingly) never banned after 9/11. "Priceless!"
Yes, but as I've pointed out, that is not that important for the industry from an economic viewpoint, and the security is there to protect the economic revenue, i.e. making sure that granny feels safe. As long as granny and returns there may as well be mandatory rectal probes to look for hidden items, the aim of the airport/airline security is not preventing you from getting dangerous items on board.
-A