The Real Reason for Lengthy Airport Security Lines?

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From: Gregory Hicks <[email protected]>
Date: January 6, 2007 1:41:17 AM EST
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: The Real Reason for Lengthy Airport Security Lines?
Reply-To: Gregory Hicks <[email protected]>

(From the FunSec list)

Speechless.  Via Aviation Daily.

[snip]

"TSA Pilot Would Offer Ads at Airport Security Checkpoints"

Advertising in security checkpoints will be coming to an airport near
you under a proposed Transportation Security Administration pilot
program.

Under the one-year pilot program, TSA will allow commercial advertising
at passenger screening checkpoints in select airports throughout the
U.S. and its territories. "Interested parties will have to partner with
airport operators to develop a proposal for TSA review. Only airport
operators can submit proposals for use of the checkpoints for
advertising," according to a Dec. 21, 2006, posting on the Federal
Business Opportunities web site.

[snip]

More:
http://aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_comm_story.jsp?id=news/ 
ADS01047.xml

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