http://www.metafilter.com/tags/americantransair Posts tagged with 'americantransair' at MetaFilter. Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:02:28 -0800 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:02:28 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/18494/ <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/07/17/plane.escorted/index.html">Paranoia or prudence? You decide.</a> Seven people from an American Trans Air Chicago to New York flight were questioned by police, then released after a fellow passenger alerted flight attendants when she saw them "passing notes and changing seats". The plane was escorted to La Guardia by F-16's. Does this sound like safeguarding our freedom or are we getting rather creepy here? tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.18494 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:02:28 -0800 airlinesecurity airlinetravel americantransair flight homelandsecurity security travel travelsecurity beth