'Trusted Fliers' Plan Proposed for Airports

[RatherBeFlying]

A glimmer of intelligence from the security types:

"Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said yesterday the country needs a "trusted fliers" program to streamline bottlenecks at the nation's airports and deal with complaints that the system of random airport checks fails to target genuine terrorist threats."

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61798-2002Feb24.html" target="_blank">Full Washington Post article</a>

[AtlPax]

I like that idea! :)

[BOING]

Let's see if they count crews amongst trusted flyers. Politicians, of course. get an automatic pass.. .Wonder what criteria they will use to establish a trusted flyer? No drunken driving offences, fraud or adultery? Could be precious few business people qualifying. Surely they would not consider national origin - horrors!

[Basil]

Fifth columnists for 2012 get your credentials now!