Wednesday, March 16, 2005
More on the No Fly List
The no-fly list has gotten a fair bit of attention over the past few years (and likely more to come as the TSA rolls out Secure Flight this summer). Probably the biggest problem with the list has been that most of the time folks don’t know for sure that they’re on the list, why they’ve gotten on the list and, unless you’re Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts, how to get off it.
Thanks to the investigative efforts of Hank Ryan of Channel 7 News in Boston, there is at least a little light on how names get added to the no-fly list.
If you ever get caught with contraband in your carryon luggage – say you forgot you had a nail clipper in your briefcase, you could be hit with a warning or a fine of up to $10,000 at the TSA screener’s discretion.
But if you get either, you are definitely and automatically placed on the no-fly list.
Thanks to the investigative efforts of Hank Ryan of Channel 7 News in Boston, there is at least a little light on how names get added to the no-fly list.
If you ever get caught with contraband in your carryon luggage – say you forgot you had a nail clipper in your briefcase, you could be hit with a warning or a fine of up to $10,000 at the TSA screener’s discretion.
But if you get either, you are definitely and automatically placed on the no-fly list.
# posted by AmandaWelsh @ 9:10 PM 
