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I'm theorizing here - maybe someone can answer - would the flight & airport in question be laid out such that, once passing through immigration, you were still
by dedward 16y ago
I'm theorizing here - maybe someone can answer - would the flight & airport in question be laid out such that, once passing through immigration, you were still in the secure area of the airport and able to board another aircraft, or was there a choice between "connecting flights" and "exit".
The only rational explanation I can come up with would be if the airport layout demanded this - but it seems unlikely.
This also seems like something that the author or someone with authority would have mentioned, as it's a deal-breaker that would likely have diffused the situation immediately.
- kreneskyp 16y agoYou would still be in the secure area. The problem is that coming from an international flight you wouldn't necessarily be groped for explosives. It's a good assumption that if they have explosives on a plane flying over the US, they are going to use it before they land.
- dedward 16y agoThe problem then is that the TSA is tasked with protecting an area that also contains people who do not intend to board aircraft - the airport design is faulty - there is no way for people who just need to pass customs and leave the airport to do so without exposing them to the secure departure area. (That shouldn't be an international airport in my book)
- Vivtek 16y agoPlenty of airports were built before the need (perceived or real) for a security zone was discovered, Cincinnati being one of those. In some cases, airports have managed to come up with a reasonable design to cover all needs, but in some there are some not-very-ideal solutions in use. Cincinnati, again, apparently being one of these.