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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hero on August 10, 2006, 06:08 AM

Title: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: Hero on August 10, 2006, 06:08 AM
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- The United States on Thursday raised its terror threat level after British police said they had arrested more than 20 suspects in a major terrorist plot to blow up passenger jets flying between the United Kingdom and the United States.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/10/us.security/index.html
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: KrewL RaiN on August 10, 2006, 11:49 AM
This is disturbing. Even though they stoped them from doing this shit, the effects of this attempt have been messing with stocks and people are affraid to fly as a friend says.

In ways they did kinda win -_-


Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: rabbit on August 10, 2006, 02:04 PM
No more gasses or liquids allowed.  Sucks to be asthmatic...
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: topaz on August 10, 2006, 02:56 PM
Isn't the threat level red in GBR as well?
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: CrAz3D on August 10, 2006, 05:28 PM
Quote from: Topaz on August 10, 2006, 02:56 PM
Isn't the threat level red in GBR as well?
I think its white,actually...but its @ their highest level
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: Ishbar on August 11, 2006, 05:50 PM
what if im fucking thirsty, i want a damn drink!
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: Rule on August 11, 2006, 06:48 PM
Quote from: Ishbar on August 11, 2006, 05:50 PM
what if im fucking thirsty, i want a damn drink!

... you're joking right?
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: topaz on August 11, 2006, 07:00 PM
You buy beverages from the airline. How do you think they make money?
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: dxoigmn on August 11, 2006, 08:07 PM
Quote from: Topaz on August 11, 2006, 07:00 PM
You buy beverages from the airline. How do you think they make money?

Most airlines give you free drinks, but they do charge for alcohol.
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: rabbit on August 11, 2006, 11:55 PM
Not in sweeeeet first class.  They even give you all your drinks in crystal glasses!
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: Explicit on August 12, 2006, 12:23 AM
I just booked a flight for California.
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: Hero on August 12, 2006, 03:37 AM
Yea now people are coming 3-5 hours early just to check it, the lines are huge over here so I can only guess how big they are in the lower 48.
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: dxoigmn on August 12, 2006, 08:24 AM
Quote from: rabbit on August 11, 2006, 11:55 PM
Not in sweeeeet first class.  They even give you all your drinks in crystal glasses!

US Airways doesn't do that anymore (occasionally I have gotten glassware) :( I don't know about the other legacies, though. I would suspect most of them cut back on the glassware after 9/11 (for monetary, not security reasons).
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: rabbit on August 12, 2006, 09:22 AM
It's what I got on Aer Lingus in 2004 when I went to Ireland.  Whatever.  We only got little plastic cups on US Airways to St Thomas (coach) though.
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: topaz on August 12, 2006, 12:21 PM
Quote from: HeRo on August 12, 2006, 03:37 AM
Yea now people are coming 3-5 hours early just to check it, the lines are huge over here so I can only guess how big they are in the lower 48.

I got there an hour and a half early, no problems. SJC to JFK and back about three days ago.
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: Grok on August 13, 2006, 02:33 AM
Selling alcohol on airplanes seems like such a huge security threat.  Only would take a few guys to buy enough little bottles to make a pretty decent incendiery threat in no time.  Unless the alcohol isn't really alcohol ...
Title: Re: U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled
Post by: rabbit on August 13, 2006, 10:25 AM
It's not like, 150 proof whiskey.  It's usually a can of Bud or champagn.
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