Travel Business News - North America

1/10/2010 The latest threat at a U.S. airport will mean tighter restrictions for all fliers. For some road warriors, the hassle and uncertainty are reason enough to stay close to home. The moment of panic has passed. Most of the immediate security restrictions put in place after the Christmas Day bombing attempt were temporary. There are no more bathroom embargoes or hands-on-laps policies. But that doesn't mean travel is returning to normal. On Monday, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration made a statement about Olong-term sustainable measures,O including Oenhanced screening.O According to the TSA, this will include random pat-downs, baggage inspection and explosive detection at both security checkpoints and the gates themselves. This amounts to a huge hassle, and huge hassles are bad news for people who travel for a living, those premium passengers upon whose premium fares and frequent travel so much of the aviation industry depends. It's just getting too onerous to fly. 1/6/2010