The battle will eventually shift from the passengers to the airlines themselves Southwest has already made some statements in which they said point-blank, they’re not happy with their passengers getting “molested” at security. The airlines know that they are absolutely screwed if the WH doesn’t knock this off. This week will be the barometer for what the public will tolerate. We may see some altercations, and we may see some conscience-burdened TSA agents walking off the job. But the airlines will scream bloody murder if this week breaks bad. I see a lot of cancelled Christmas plans.
“Southwest has already made some statements in which they said point-blank they’re not happy with their passengers getting “molested” at security.”
I returned a refundable ticket 2 days ago and told them why. I have a 15 year old daughter who is very modest. I can’t even hand her a clean towel behind a shower curtain. Her first sexual experience isn’t going to be with TSA, and I’m not going to aid and abet child pornography.
The executives of every airline should be banished to the pit of hell for what they did. They knew back in October that if the public was told the details of the new sexual assault pat-downs, then people would have not purchased airline tickets. To protect their year-end bonuses they kept silent while they sold tickets to families fully knowing that their children would be molested by TSA agents.