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Holiday crowds move smoothly through nation's airports
LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...,1359045.story
Airport officials and holiday travelers alike reported few issues at many of the nation's airport hubs Wednesday, the busiest travel day yet since new, more aggressive airport inspection measures were implemented.
Transportation officials had been bracing for the possibility of checkpoint jams brought about by a loosely-knit, Internet-organized "opt out" day of protest against the use of full body scanners and pat-down screenings, deploying additional agents to locations with the advanced imaging machines.
But airport officials in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Denver and New York — among the nation's most heavily traveled facilities — reported that crowds were moving easily through checkpoints, with little or no disruptions.
The
Department of Homeland Security
had deployed additional agents to locations that have the advanced imaging scanners. But officials and the airline industry were hopeful that passengers' desire to reach their destinations in time for the
Thanksgiving
holiday would outweigh any privacy concerns.
"One of the great things about our country is people can peacefully protest," said
TSA
chief John Pistole. "The vast majority of travelers want to get home to be with loved ones.
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