Concept information
Preferred term
DULLES EXPERIMENT
Definition
- Three years ago, officials at Dulles Airport conducted a little experiment to improve security on international flights. They wanted most passengers to spend less time in line at checkpoints. Today, of course, this idea sounds terribly dangerous. Who can afford to worry about passengers’ convenience? Let them wait for hours. Take away those Evians of mass destruction. Last weekend, even reading material became suspect — why would anyone on a six-hour flight need a book anyway? Stop making trouble and watch the movie! The Dulles experiment was radical even in 2003, when airport screeners thought nothing of making passengers wait while they searched Grandma’s purse for nail scissors. But a few experts wondered if there was a better use of everyone’s time. Information provided by http://select.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/opinion/15Tierney.html?hp (en)
Broader concept
- D - F (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/eb0011f1-39b2-4783-866b-480d476a6785
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