That is how the entire system use to operate: > Prior to September 11, 2001, airport screening was provided in the U.S. by private companies contracted by the

That is how the entire system use to operate: > Prior to September 11, 2001, airport screening was provided in the U.S. by private companies contracted by the airline or airport. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_security_repercussions_due_to_the_September_11_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_security_repercussions... Leaving our airport infrastructure dependent on the dysfunctional federal government was another downside to the nationalization of most of airport security.