U.S. raises airline threat level after terror plot foiled

[Hero]

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

[KrewL RaiN]

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 -_-

[rabbit]

No more gasses or liquids allowed.  Sucks to be asthmatic...

[topaz]

Isn't the threat level red in GBR as well?

[CrAz3D]

Isn't the threat level red in GBR as well?

I think its white,actually...but its @ their highest level

[Ishbar]

what if im fucking thirsty, i want a damn drink!

[Rule]

what if im fucking thirsty, i want a damn drink!

... you're joking right?

[topaz]

You buy beverages from the airline. How do you think they make money?

[dxoigmn]

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.

[rabbit]

Not in sweeeeet first class.  They even give you all your drinks in crystal glasses!

[Explicit]

I just booked a flight for California.

[Hero]

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.

[dxoigmn]

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).

[rabbit]

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.

[topaz]

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.