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Security at Dulles International Airport is tighter than before the Sept. 11 attacks, and more luggage is being hand-checked by airport personnel. (Margaret Thomas - The Washington Post)


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		Aviation Consumer Protection, a division of DOT, keeps track of consumer complaints and other travel issues. • Air Travel Tips • Baggage Tips • Coping With Flight Delays • For concerns about air travel safety or security call the Federal Aviation Administration at 800-255-1111. • You can file a complaint about any air travel service to the Aviation Consumer Protection Division, 24 hours a day, by calling 202-366-2220 or e-mail a complaint. Source: Department of Transportation

Passenger Lists Sought for Flights Over U.S.
The U.S. government plans to force foreign airlines to turn over passenger lists or check the names against government watch lists in an effort to prevent terrorists from entering U.S. airspace.

In the News

Probe Finds Overspending for TSA Center: Unethical, Perhaps Illegal, Inspector General Reports (Post, April 20, 2005)

Lasers To Signal Airspace Breaches: Sky in Region to Be Constantly Scanned (Post, April 16, 2005)

Old Adage Holds: Get It in Writing (Post, April 12, 2005)

High Turnover at Agency Raises Concern for Air Safety (Post, April 9, 2005)

Air Security Agency Faces Reduced Role: Stone Is Third Chief to Leave (Post, April 8, 2005)

Panel Urged to Review Passenger Screening: Security System Raises Privacy Concerns (Post, April 7, 2005)

Air Passenger Screening Program Behind Schedule (Post, March 29, 2005)

TSA Misled Public, Report Says: Agency's Role in Obtaining Passengers' Private Data Cited (Post, March 26, 2005)

For Canada's Police Agencies, 'A Multidimensional Failure' (Post, March 18, 2005)

A Commonplace Case Complicated by Fame: Accusations Involving Vick Spiraled From Missing Watch (Post, March 13, 2005)

TSA Bans Lighters From Flights (Post, March 1, 2005)

Bill Seeks to Speed Reopening of National to Private Planes (Post, Feb. 18, 2005)

Senate Turbulence Greets Plan to Raise Airline Ticket Security Fees (Post, Feb. 16, 2005)

Ban on Matches, Lighters Vexes Airports (Post, Feb. 15, 2005)

Papers Offer New Clues On 9/11 Hijackers' Travel (Post, Feb. 13, 2005)

Airlines Oppose Security-Tax Hike: Bush Proposal Would Cost Industry $1.5 Billion, Travel Groups Claim (Post, Feb. 11, 2005)

Proposed Budget Would Strip TSA of Its Biggest Programs (Post, Feb. 9, 2005)

Program for Registered Fliers Slow To Expand (Post, Feb. 5, 2005)

Laser Pointer Abuse Threatens Air Safety (Post, Jan. 27, 2005)

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