"During any hightened alert period I feel the airlines should check people/bags going into the bathrooms."
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Another article:
Wednesday, January 7, 2004 · Last updated 2:17 p.m. PT
TSA discourages lavatory lines on planes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON -- Airlines have been asked to tell passengers they shouldn't congregate near aircraft lavatories because of security concerns, the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday.
The agency in mid-December sent an advisory to airlines asking them to inform passengers that they should not gather in groups on airplanes, especially near the restroom, said spokesman Darrin Kayser.
"It formalizes the idea that we don't want people congregating in the airplane," Kayser said.
The Australian airline Qantas said in a statement that its pilots are making pre-flight announcements about gathering near restrooms and cabin crew are monitoring passengers during the flight. "We do not expect this to be a significant issue at all, and it only applies to flights to the United States," the airline said.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/apbiz_story.asp?category=1310&slug=Airline%20Security WASHINGTON -- Airlines have been asked to tell passengers they shouldn't congregate near aircraft lavatories because of security concerns, the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday. There is much I would like to say regarding my US-UK trips and security, however I feel it would be best not to comment in detail regarding what they did and did not do on these flights and at the airport. Overall, security was very thourough. Thanks for the info, these TSA directives are an important step to prevent a disaster, because if they were to construct a bomb on board, the only place to do it would be in the bathrooms.