The TSA checks are ineffective, they fail detection 95% of the time [1]. That's a pretty good indication that it's security theater. Personally, I'd expect the

The TSA checks are ineffective, they fail detection 95% of the time [1]. That's a pretty good indication that it's security theater. Personally, I'd expect the decrease to be mostly attributable to increased cockpit access security like locked reinforced doors. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-...