West Palm Beach, FL – Something stinks at Palm Beach International Airport.
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And apparently it’s the no-shoes rule through security gates.
The county airports director said at an advisory board meeting Wednesday security personnel “are complaining of odor” in the area and requested a change.
Flight delays often mean a shorter window than the airport’s regular 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. hours provide, meaning new carpet might be a better more feasible than a good shampooing.
The county is already replacing much of the terminal tile and carpet, but nothing was immediately promised for the stinky security area.
Just came back and have not noticed.
the body scan eliminates the need to remove shoes
Given that taking off shoes does not increase security, it would be nice if the requirement was just dropped.
Or, we should be forced to take off our underpants/panties. After all, the shoe bomber never made it onto a plane, but the underwear bomber did.
There is no sense or logic in the TSA. It is a terror organization.
there is an old saying
the generals are always fighting the last war
i think the terrorists are way past shoe bombs
(just look at the underwear bomber)
they are past underwear too
eizeh hoo chacham haroaeh et hanolad
stop with the shoes and focus on the real threats
The smell should make New Yorkers feel at home!
I have either become blind or senile. I travel in and out of West Palm airport and there is NO CARPET in the area where you take off your shoes.
How come when in Israel we don’t have these shoe problems. We don’t take off belts or shoes or underwear. Only stupid TSA.