Norman Mineta Airport Quotations

There are people at the FAA looking at: How do we operate Reagan National Airport on a safe basis,

Travelers will indeed see increased security measures at our airports, train stations, and other key sights, ... There will be higher levels of surveillance, more stringent searches. Airport curbside luggage check-in will no longer be allowed. There will be more security officers and random identification checks.

One airport had a one- or two-day supply and others had little more, so the need to get the pipelines flowing was very important,