Feds late with plan to check passengers before planes take off (no-fly)

[MaineDem]

WASHINGTON — The government is three months late in coming up with a plan ordered by Congress to avoid diverting international flights because of concerns about their passengers.

Twice in the past week, Boston-bound planes from Europe were diverted from their destinations when a passenger´s name was found to be similar to a name on the "no-fly list" of people considered threats to aviation.

When Congress passed an intelligence reform bill in December it gave Homeland Security until Feb. 15 to come up with a plan to check passengers´ names against the list before planes take off.

"It doesn´t seem like a mission impossible to require that we check all passengers against the terrorist watch list before a flight heads to the United States," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8A68ROO0-138.shtml

[maddezmom]

1. looks like Bangor is going to continue to be busy

:D

[MaineDem]

2. Ayuh!

;)