In your message regarding RE: Educated Baggage & Passenger screeners? = dated Mon, 31 Dec 2001 12:03:15 -0800, Addison Schonland said that ... >AS- With respect, the source of my information is pretty direct. = AA's security >AS- people (Israelis in Paris) were apparently over-ruled by French = security >AS- people to take Reid. Our staff drew the attention of the French authorities to this = passenger and it was only after clarification of the situation by the authorities that he = was authorised to take his place aboard,=94 Don Carty, the president of = American Airlines, said. I think that shows it was AA who authorised his travel. -- Dave Hedges LHR www.uk-air.net - Information for the UK air traveller