> The ban is supposedly based on those cities' airports having sub-par security screening. That reason is weak if one has ever flown out of Istanbul Ataturk (I

> The ban is supposedly based on those cities' airports having sub-par security screening. That reason is weak if one has ever flown out of Istanbul Ataturk (IST). It has has three security checkpoints to board the plane. You go through one just to enter the airport, one to get into the departure gate area (the standard one we know of), and right before you board the plane, there's a third check. Yes, there was a suicide attack last June, but that happened at the outer layer--the entrance. I doubt other airports would have fared better except for ones in Israel (but I haven't been there). Also, those attackers were not intent on boarding a plane with the device we're proposing. I know airport security can be inconsistent and people criticise it for being theatre, but with three chances of catching someone, I have no qualms flying out of Ataturk.