WASHINGTON, July 29 — Despite renewed warnings about possible airline hijackings, the Transportation Security Administration has alerted federal air marshals that as of Friday they will no longer be covering cross-country or international flights, MSNBC.com has learned. The decision to drop coverage on flights that many experts consider to be at the highest risk of attack apparently stems from a policy decision to rework schedules so that air marshals don’t have to incur the expense of staying overnight in hotels.
Oh you need the whole paragraph to fully enjoy the TSA's incompetence.
8 posted on 07/30/2003 3:56:14 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
...stems from a policy decision to rework schedules so that air marshals don’t have to incur the expense of staying overnight in hotels.
In TSA's infinite wisdom, it's either this current plan or throw the guys a sleeping bag and have them sleep in the airport terminal. Aren't they grand?
73 posted on 07/30/2003 8:06:21 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
(Stop the violins!! Visualize whirled peas...)