Comments on: Are airline ticket agents an endangered species? Yes, but … http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/are-airline-ticket-agents-an-endangered-species-yes-but/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John F http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/are-airline-ticket-agents-an-endangered-species-yes-but/comment-page-1/#comment-4106 John F Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:44:10 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5003#comment-4106 Personally, I think that there is a human element to security. On one hand they are talking about sending TSA folks to classes on how to read people's behavior. ANd on the other hand, they are looking to replace people with machines. Whenever there is something odd and suspicious about a transaction, we will not it in the record. Then if the airline reads the record and also notices something, they can also flag the pax for addt'l screening. Not so sure this is a good move, unless we are prepared for a completely automated society--then just doi away with the TSA Personally, I think that there is a human element to security. On one hand they are talking about sending TSA folks to classes on how to read people’s behavior. ANd on the other hand, they are looking to replace people with machines.

Whenever there is something odd and suspicious about a transaction, we will not it in the record. Then if the airline reads the record and also notices something, they can also flag the pax for addt’l screening.

Not so sure this is a good move, unless we are prepared for a completely automated society–then just doi away with the TSA

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