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How many times do you feel that the TSA has violated air travelers' rights? They are only suppose to screen to keep weapons and explosives off of planes. Instead they act like a powerful above-the-law federal police.

Slowly but surely the TSA is being de-clawed from violating travelers' rights. Love them or hate them, the ACLU is what is keeping TSA in check!

If you feel your rights are violated don't hesitate to contact the ACLU. For a laugh, look at the ever growing TSA files.

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Delta Hacks FlyersRights Founder

October 17th 2009 15:10

Apparently some airlines are above the laws. Even though there are no real laws governing the Internet, there are somethings that should be punished as a crime. Hacking is something that goes on very commonly and is considered a cyber crime.

I guess that would depend on who's doing the hacking and what is the purpose of it. Apparently, Delta hacked into the founder of FlyerRights.org's e-mail. That's why Kate Hanni filed a lawsuit against the airline.

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The Most Disliked Passengers

October 10th 2009 12:38

Who would be the least favorite person to be seated next to on a flight? I would have thought one with a crying baby would have been at least in the top three. Let's face it, annoying passengers come in different shapes and sizes and what may annoy one might not annoy another.

Lucky for us, a survey was conducted to find who the worst passengers on a plane are. What we find is that smelly, fat, seat-kicking passengers are the worst along with other annoyances that stem from luggage and quick exiting!

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The Rotten Apples

October 3rd 2009 19:04

No matter how many people are basically decent, the exceptions are the ones that stick out. Decent people don't grab the headlines and shed negativity, the exceptions do!

An American Airlines aircraft headed for Boston had to return to Miami after a bomb scare
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Monitoring Airline Employees

September 17th 2009 21:53

Now 99.9% of airline employees are decent and honest, and have undergone vigorous screening to give them security clearance. Still there are dishonest individuals that will compromise airport security and be bought for a buck. Some people will do anything for monetary gain, even though they know they may be eventually caught.

I remember many a drug bust that involved airline employees that were part of an elaborate operation...multi-million dollar operation! The now extinct Eastern comes to mind in my area. Drug smuggling on airlines is a problem, because in this economy even good people can turn bad. Smuggling drugs can mean that other 'things' can be smuggled

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Another Day for TSA

September 12th 2009 14:53

Well my favorite airport nightmare has done it again. In their defense, the person had some suspicious items like Arabic flashcards, passport stamps from Middle Eastern countries, and a Jordan student ID.

The student learned a hard lesson about our post-9/11 world. According to TSA, it wasn't the student's articles that got him screened and arrested

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Mile High Perv

August 22nd 2009 12:48

Flying today is stressful enough. People must look for ways to kill the boredom and other unexpected situations. The last thing you want on a flight is a pervert who exposes himself to another passenger and gets naked as he fights passengers and crew!

Of course the Southwest Airlines flight was forced to return to the airport and the passenger was arrested...naked!

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Over The Limit

August 15th 2009 18:01

In an article that I had previously written about, it talked about foreign pilots in third world countries consuming alcohol before a flight like it was no big deal. In the US there are strict regulations that pilots and crews cannot consume alcohol the night before their next flight.
I'm assuming these regulations are for morning crews.

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The Lesson

August 14th 2009 23:33

I really can't explain it, but I have a special place in my heart for LUV. Ironically, LUV is the stock exchange ticker for Southwest Airlines. Their brass, or wings, have a heart in the center that distinguishes them. I tend to refer to them as Sweetheart Airlines.

I may have spoke about SW's surprise bid on Frontier Airlines, way outbidding Republic in their bid. But the US Airways curse has actually come back to bite WN's bid as their may be a pilot seniority concerns that brought it to a screeching halt. Southwest's goal, so it seems, was to dominate the Denver hub alongside with United

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New Airline Order

August 13th 2009 00:44

Most competitors are in cahoots with each other. This is just an industry scam to keep a profitable outcome as a whole. When I worked in the rent-a-car industry, Hertz and Avis and National would exchange notes on business ventures and crush any minor competition that came their way. They knew when they were out of cars and send business to their competitors. That's just the way it is so all would profit in someway.

The airline industry is just as notorious and underhanded. Many think that there will be only one or two US carriers that will serve the US and the world. Don't believe it? Have you notice that what one does they all do? Aside from the soft drink charge by US Airways that was a fiasco, most major carriers charge for luggage and other things, while others find subtle and creative ways to charge unexpected fees that can add up

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