This story scared the hell out of me, and I wasn't on the plane.
Scared me, too. As I remember, Atta and some of his merry men did a dry run on a NY to LA flight before 9/11 that was reported after the fact.
I will NOT fly on a plane with more than 2 Middle Eastern men on it. 3 or more get on, I get off. Period. I don't care how much money it costs me. I haven't had to use this rule yet, but I always check out the other passengers before I get on.
If I was this woman I would've asked to get off, particularly after seeing the 2nd group come on.
This article is also a good argument for late boarding. If you get on just before the gate closes you can check out the other passengers and decide if it looks safe enough.
Sure, they could be using blond Chechens, so examining the other passengers isn't foolproof, but if they won't protect us we at least have to try and protect ourselves.
PC is going to kill us all.
LQ