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I'm too lazy to dig up links but the American MSM even pointed out the ridiculousness of this threat when the ban was first enacted.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Fri Sep 7th, 2007 at 05:28:09 PM EST
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Well, if you guys can establish that it means that either the account of the secret committee meeting that enacted the ban is flawed, or whoever proposed the liquids ban was either lying or an idiot.

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Sep 7th, 2007 at 05:37:31 PM EST
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I have always thought it was a move by the airlines and soda vendors to sell more drinks on planes, by preventing people from bringing a bottle of juice or water with them.

tip:  if you must fly -- which I wish everyone would stop doing except for emergencies -- then bring celery and carrots.  they haven't banned vegetables on planes yet.

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...

by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Fri Sep 7th, 2007 at 06:09:54 PM EST
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they're properly trained against that



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Sep 7th, 2007 at 06:31:46 PM EST
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I have always thought it was a move by the airlines and soda vendors to sell more drinks on planes, by preventing people from bringing a bottle of juice or water with them.

You can bring as much water as you like on a plane, as long as you buy it in the secure area after the security check. (And it doesn't take up your neighbour's seat in the air.)

So yes - very possibly. But I'd wonder if there was a trade-off between extra soda sales and lower flight numbers. Some people still aren't happy about the ban, and it's a huge inconvenience for anyone travelling with a baby.

they haven't banned vegetables on planes yet.

Especially not on Air Force One.

(Or in the Oval Office.)

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sun Sep 9th, 2007 at 07:03:29 AM EST
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Not always . . . some airports, like Bangkok's new international, have no shopping within the secure area.  Some small airlines (Air Asia, for example) expressly prohibit all outside food or drink - they don't offer any drink or meal service, but do have a trolley from which you can buy snacks and drinks.
by Zwackus on Sun Sep 9th, 2007 at 07:31:39 AM EST
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"...You can bring as much water as you like on a plane, as long as you buy it in the secure area after the security check."

Not in Hong Kong 2 weeks ago. I had water confiscated going into the (so-called) secure area. I bought more. This was then confiscated in the jetway, near the door of the aircraft.

Next up: stomach pumps.

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by technopolitical on Thu Sep 20th, 2007 at 07:53:55 PM EST
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