More air marshals would be a start. You know, trained policemen instead of rent-a-cops. Dogs trained to sniff out explosives instead of weed would also be helpful. But those things cost a lot of money -far more than $8-10/hour security guards.Kanastrous wrote:Since it's your industry we're talking about, what would you put in place, if policy-making power was given to you?
Those who do stay on should have it made clear to them that whether they work for the airline or airport, the people you stop are customers unless proven otherwise, and every time you treat them like serfs you are pissing away your own future paychecks. Anyone who has ever worked a job serving the public knows that there's a polite way to ask for ID, a receipt, etc; and an asshole way. By the way, this is just one area where customer service has gone into the shitter. Those of us who get free tickets, jump seats and discounts on first class don't like to fly because of all the bullshit. So I can imagine how someone who had to pay full price would decide "Fuck this! I'm driving next time." or "Let's just stay home next vacation."
I'd also keep in mind that a crazed fanatic who is out to kill is out to kill, and even if security is perfect, they'll simply kill people waiting in line at the airport (like the Rome and Vienna bombings in the mid-1980s) or in nightclubs, restaurants or elsewhere. Just because a lunatic is kept away from aircraft doesn't mean he'll just give up. It means he'll blow himself up in another crowded setting. Shitting on customers on a regular basis is not likely to deter people who are not only not afraid to die, but WANT to die.
At some point, the taxpayers are going to be fed up with airline subsidies and the money will be cut off. So in a way, this kind of chickenshit just might prevent airline bombings: when the airline has to cut way back or shut down for lack of customers.
