Wed, Jan 25, 2006
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
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Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we
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on the day's events and issues.
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thought-provoking.
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Aero-News Quote of the Day
"[Since 9/11] there has been consistent grousing from
the TSA about the numbers reported by the airlines. The TSA has
always maintained that the airlines under reported, although there
have never been any specific examples. No one at TSA ever
questioned our number, and in fact, some high-ranking folk at TSA
and the Department of Transportation publicly praised Southwest for
the thorough job we had done and the number we
reported."
Source: Southwest Airlines Legislative Counsel
Tom Chapman, on the government's proposal to increase fees charged
to airlines for security screening operations. The TSA has accused
domestic airlines of not paying their fair share for added security
in the wake of 9/11. For their part, Southwest says the amount of
fees they pay -- which, the airline added, the government has never
complained about -- would nearly double, to $50 million per year,
should the proposal become a reality.
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