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Let me bite here. I think flying could be made cheaper and massively more convenient by getting rid of airport security the way it is done right now. Imagine p
by vlack-vingaard 4y ago
Let me bite here.
I think flying could be made cheaper and massively more convenient by getting rid of airport security the way it is done right now. Imagine planes being boarded like trains: there might be a security tradeoff but it would be offset by the massive time benefit for everyone involved.
I know I would take that risk, I consider my own time to be more worthy than TSA considers it to be
- xeromal 4y agoI don't think anyone is arguing about security to board a plane. They're talking about maintenance requirements and safety requires for when a plane is in flight. Things like airplane inspections.
- eru 4y agoI'm talking about all aspects. As an example: planes almost never crash. Which is great! So you could drop the requirement to carry life-vests, without compromising safety numbers. (If you want, you can invest 50% of the cost savings into eg anti-malaria nets, and you'd come out way ahead in terms of lives saved.) Similarly, airplane seats are massively over-engineered. You could loosen restrictions there, and save weight and thus costs. I think Japan might already have different domestic regulations there. I remember being on a domestic flight between Kobe and Tokyo, and the seats in economy class used a lot of mesh over aluminium frame or so. They looked a lot lighter (and also more breathable) than your typical airplane seats. See https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZDWQTNMB93mQs5Yz5 https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZDWQTNMB93mQs5Yz5 for a picture that I took. I also agree with vlack-vingaard, but they already gave some good examples.
- pksebben 4y agoThis is true, we could definitely do with less "compulsory participatory theatre" at airports. That said, the FAA != TSA. We like the FAA. They solve actual problems.