The horse has already gotten out of that barn. These people have imaginations that won't quit, so we can expect to be attacked again, but not through airports. Lots of money and time have been lost on this one, not to mention the irritation of seeing little old ladies being 'wanded' in the name of fairness. Dumb....

I think this ones fairly obvious. Islamists hi-jack planes So increase security on planes

For sure! But I use the Newark International Airport (where one of the hyjacked planes took off from) for all of my flights and the security is minimal at best (post 9-11). Other airports however are top notch security!

Why didnt Bush want to shoot down the planes? Its unfortunate but he wanted this to happen. He PLANNED for this to happen. This evil person must go to jail and/or be executed for the pain he brought to the United States.

Yes indeed. But let's take a lesson from countries that are already good at this and avoid the rude, sloppy, amatuerish way it is done in our airports these days.

Yeah, this is a very good idea. Obviously there needs to be more security at airports, but the way it has been implemented has been completely wrong. Israel's airline has never had a hijacking, and they are completely surrounded by enemies who would gladly give their lives to kill Jews. And Israeli airports don't waste time picking people at random out of lines, or by profiling people based on religion or ethnic appearance. They have done behavioural studies and know exactly what to look for in potential terrorists, and all without inconveniencing the other passengers in any way. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't feel at all safe when I see armored men with machine guns standing around at the airport. It actually makes me feel less safe, especially when I suspect that it's pointless. It's like firing a rocket launcher into a swamp in an attempt to kill six guilty mosquitoes.

Fewer regulations and taxes on airlines, especially the outrageous taxes on fuel, would free up the money to allow for better security. The chickens have come home to roost; now the problem goes far beyond expensive tickets... people's lives are in danger. Bring back the sky marshals and CUT the taxes on fuel!

This is neccessary in order to protect or Homeland from another terrorist attack in the future. The government and the airline industries need to establish EFFECTIVE methods of protecting American travelers and airplanes.

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America is too lax in its security of everything, not just air travel. The fact that the 9/11 terrorists got into the country at all proves that much. It's just way too easy to get into this country and set up shop.

I belive we have been far too incompentent for far too long on our air security, allowing these filthy muslims to kill civilians here. I also belive everyone should be subject to intensive searches before boarding aircraft, especially those that are coming into the US from foreign countries.

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Yes, Of course we should. I would not have any problem with extra security. I would feel safer going on a plane knowing that everyone was carefully checked before they boarded. Last month when these tragedies happened, I was shocked when I learned about how little training airport security employees had for this job.This should have never been considered a low paying "lowly" job. I agree with the last poster that this country had to have this horrible tragedy before we did something about it.

Absolutely. I know that I would want to feel safe, and so perhaps having air marshals on board airlines may be a good thing. I know for a fact that El Al, the Israeli national airline company, has them on board, with NO access to the pilot and co-pilot - not even if you want to voice a complaint. My question is, why is it that a national tragedy has to happen before certain higher-ups start to consider this option? And for that matter, why limit it to major airlines? Why not include charters while we're at it? I realize money is always a factor when considering these options, and we all know the airline industry is a cash cow, but if it means living as I want to live my life, then securing airliners and airplanes is a good thing.

We should arm the pilots and give them absolute power and control over their flights. There should be zero tolerance for people who disobey the captain's orders.This is the way captains command their ships.

Hire professionals that make more than $5.50 per hour!! Terriorist specialists should be in all airports checking everyone.

This isn't something that I would have initially thought of. I'd figured that they wouldn't use planes if they were to attack again, but on second thought, perhaps they hope most Americans are thinking like I did. We've got to enforce security overall here in the US, and air travel safety is definitely vital.

My 8 year old daughter flies from Kansas City to Sacramento California twice yearly. I, at first, was affraid to allow her fly on a plane. Now, I think that it is still one of the safest ways to travel. I have been on a plane since the attacks the security is tremendous now. I feel sorry for the next terrorist who tries to take over a plane in the world, let alone the USA. He will be fallen at the hands of people that don't care what he may have as a weapon.

I don't really think it's the greatest idea to invest on air travel security as it is. Security is already pretty good on all American Airports. Who ever thought anyone would hijack an airplane with boxcutters. Just eliminating the ability to carry any sort of sharp, cutting object should do the job.

I have the greatest idea---why don't we just make it a law that airline security guards need to STAY AWAKE at all times? That way, maybe we wouldn't be letting terrorists slip onto planes! God, sometimes I wish y'all wouldn't always try to make things so complicated! This is really very simple. Place a few more security guards here or there, that's a good idea. Maybe lower the limit for the amount of carry-on luggage allowed just a tad, if the limit is not already one container/item! But what we really need, and you people obviously have yet to see this, is for all airline people to just WAKE UP AND SMELL THE GUNPOWDER!!!!! Christ, and I thought I fell asleep in class too much!

Give pilots more security...maybe let pilots carry knives and make the cockpit more secure, then at least the plane won't be hijacked. It's already safe on a plane, there's no way to confiscate plastic knives. The only way would be to search passengers, and that would violate our civil rights.

I recently cam to the States and was appalled at the lack of security on internal flights. In the UK we have everything checked. There is no way anyone would've been able to carry a knife or box cutter onto a plane. More security can only eb a good thing.

Yes, we as americans have become accustomed to our increased freedom and convenience, but the incident on 9/11/2001 was just a taste of what's to come if we do not step up our security

Obviously, increasing security in the air must be our first priority after this terrorist incidence. I believe that all people should have to open their bags in an airport and have their things searched through at checkpoint in airports throughout the country. The Europeans do this and frankly, I do not believe it is an invasion of privacy in any way. This is for the security of the people of America. I would not mind extended waits at airports either. I also do agree with the assertion that pilots should be allowed to be armed. Arming pilots may potentially avert these types of terrorist incidences from occuring. Terrorists may not even bother hijacking planes because they realize they will not be successful. This argument could also be equated to the thief who does not break into a house for fear that the owner of the house is armed. All precautions must be taken to secure American airspace.

I am sure the HCI folks will have a hard time with this, but I say arm the pilots. I mean, the Bureau of Land Management Agents are now authorized to carry weapons, why not the people where the threat is? Many other countries arm their pilots. No, a gun is NOT an instant solution to every problem. Yes, the gun could be taken from the pilot and used against him. Yes, shooting a firearm on an airplane is a dangerous event. But the deterrence factor works, and we don't have to place Delta Force on every flight (like one of the Senators proposed, sorry, I don't remember which). I would rather have the pilot armed than a military presence, even as a former soldier and flag-waving supporter of the Armed Forces. I am not ready to live in a police state, and allow these thugs in other countries to take my rights and privileges away.

This is a no brainer, and I am not surprised that it is so high on the list. Air travel security needs to be increased. I also think that in the next few weeks and months people will be patient. I sincerely hope that the patience of travelers endures for years to come. I did see one news report of a woman complaining about the wait (this was on Thursday when many airports reopened). It saddens and frightens me to think that there may be more people like her. We must be patient. We can not become complacent again.

This is a given and already under way. We obviously can never afford to become complacent about ANY kind of security again.

This is a must for all countries (not just America). But, if you did a test on plane safety and 2/3 of the testers got dangerous goods on board a plane would you just leave things the way they were. This is a shocking event (WTC destoryed) to wake everyone up. Do something about it NOW!

They definitely need to increase air safety. It's something that should have been done long ago.

My high school history teacher said today that he accidentally brought a knife on board a plane on one occassion and the metal detector did not detect it. THAT is pretty bad!