Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"I was shaking, I was sobbing. I couldn't believe that this was happening to me. It was surreal. It was like out of a movie, with these guys yelling at me, telling me that, yes, she has to feel my breasts or I'm not getting on my airplane."

Source: Ava Kingsford, who told San Diego's KGTV that, during a patdown at Denver International, a female screener warned that she was going to feel Kingsford's breasts as part of the routine search. Kingsford said she balked at the idea and was verbally abused by screeners. In the end, she and her fianc� ended up renting a car and driving 15 hours to get home.

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