X-rays won’t detect liquid or gel bombs
X-rays won’t detect liquid or gel bombs — The government’s new order that all airline passengers put their shoes through X-ray machines won’t help screeners find a liquid or gel that can be used as a bomb. (AP)
Plot shows need for more passenger data, officials say — As British citizens, the 24 terror suspects arrested in England last week could have boarded planes bound for the United States without undergoing an American government background check or obtaining a visa, part of what federal officials say is a broader security gap that they are now trying to close. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)
Flight cancellations in Britain continue — An easing of security did not solve all of the problems plaguing travelers trying to fly out of Britain’s main airports Tuesday, where delays and cancellations exacerbated confusion over shifting rules governing hand luggage. (AP)
New regulations force traveling outside the box — The latest air travel hassles don’t end with carry-on restrictions. Fliers are being advised to arrive as much as two hours early for their flights. They may get searched twice, because of new random checks at boarding gates. How will travelers respond? Some will avoid air travel altogether. Others will look for ways to make the air trips less painful. (USA Today)
Snakes on a plane isn’t just a movie — In the much-talked-about Snakes on a Plane, opening Friday, Samuel L. Jackson’s character battles scary vipers that threaten passengers during a flight. In real life, too, serpents have been known to sneak aboard planes with sometimes hair-raising results. (USA Today)
New Orleans mayor halts landfill dumping — Mayor Ray Nagin on Monday ordered waste haulers to stop depositing debris in a controversial landfill opened after Hurricane Katrina, a move state regulators said could delay the battered city’s cleanup by more than a year. (AP)
What turns a baby hurricane into a monster? — Every hurricane season, clusters of showers and thunderstorms roll off the coast of Africa and head over the Atlantic toward America. Most of these 60 or so tropical waves never do any harm. But about 10 eventually grow into tropical storms or monster hurricanes like Katrina and Andrew. (AP)
Delta adds 11 routes to Central America — Delta Air Lines announced Monday it was adding 11 non-stop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Central America amid growing demand in one of the nation’s largest Hispanic travel markets. (AP)
British detain a 25th suspect in plot — British police detained another suspect Tuesday in an alleged plot to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic, the first arrest in the case since the plot was foiled last week after 24 other people were taken into custody. (AP)
Bush says U.S. safer, but not yet safe — President Bush said Tuesday that the foiled plot in Britain to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic is evidence the U.S. could be fighting terrorists for years to come. (AP)
Airlines decide who should pay for alert — As the immediate security threat at British airports wanes, airlines are beginning to count the multimillion dollar cost of the terrorist alert — and consider who should pay. (AP)
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