It amy have been more that they congregate security rather than spreading it out. What I was saying was that in Pensacola and Fort Lauderdale Security Gaurds and National Gaurd were everywhere. Atlanta doesn't seem to think anything'll get by the first line of defense. I moved between 3 different Terminals and didn't see any security at all beyond the main entry point. Nobody in Terminals A, B, or T. In most other airports I have been in, they at least have police roam around the insides of the Terminals. Even if they don't have a security checkpoint at each terminal, they should have somebody other than the airline people inside watching for anything that may go down. I have no problems with a Uniformed Cop, etc. walikng around in the Terminal as a Visual Deterent or to make sure nobody comes in or out "Authorized Access Only" Doors. You may not realize it, but if a person can get on the tarmac with a bomb, etc... they can get it on almost any plane they wish. Once you are on the Tarmac (Unspotted) you can wreak alot of havoc. At many airports, each Terminal has a checkpoint rather than one main checkpoint. This serves several purposes.
1) Reduce waiting time by spreading Security Out.
2) Make sure nobody from a Charter Flight gets into the Delta, United, etc. terminals.
3) Increases security by reducing each of the gaurds load. An overworked gaurd might misss something.
I understand that Atlanta is a major hub and checkpoints at every terminal may be out of the question, but how hard would it be to put some uniforms in the terminals as a deterent and to make sure nobody uses the "Authorized Access nly" Doors to access the Tarmac/Loading Zones.
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Funny as hell.
...the only place I didn't see much in the way of Security was Atlanta-Hartsfield. You would think with that mron the other day they would have upped their security.
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Really? huh. Friend of mine flew the day after that happened, and he said the security line was FOUR HOURS long. Last time I checked, they don't even let you check in that early.
I'll be flying out of there this Thursday, with my AR no less. (Tromix upper is for sale!) I'll let you all know what happens.
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