UNITED COULD FACE FINE
The latest batch of oops-we-missed-the-bag-full-of-knives stories are reporting that the O'Hare security workers may not be fired, but merely suspended pending an investigation in Chicago. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, however, is getting tough with United and talking sanctions. Isn't this the first talk of sanctions against any airline since Sept. 11? The story didn't get very good play this morning, but now you can find it just about everywhere: AP, Reuters, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, CNN, Yahoo! Full Coverage and FindLaw has even posted the criminal complaint against the suspect. Here's United's version.
- posted by Amy @ 11/05/2001 10:35:00 PM

 

A WHOLE LOTTA KNIVES
You know, it's actually been awhile since I've heard someone say this is the safest time to fly. But if they do, I can point them to today's AP story about O'Hare Airport that features this sentence: "Seven other knives, a stun gun and a can of mace were not noticed by the workers when (the man's) bag went through an X-ray machine, according to Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Monique Bond." There were actually repercussions this time; seven security workers were fired.
- posted by Amy @ 11/05/2001 02:37:00 PM