This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@juno.com. Security Changes at More Airports December 24, 2002 By JOE SHARKEY If you are planning a year-end business trip, you should know that the federal government recently expanded to 42 the number of airports where boarding passes must be obtained before approaching security checkpoints. Random security checks at the departure gates have been almost entirely eliminated at the 42 airports, where security procedures are consolidated at the main checkpoints. The Department of Transportation Web site at www.dot.gov/affairs has a list of the 42 airports and the airlines affected. Weather Prompts Penalty-Free Switch Anticipating slowdowns from a snowstorm in St. Louis today, American Airlines said yesterday that customers scheduled to travel through Lambert St. Louis International Airport today could switch reservations to tomorrow without having to pay a penalty. One free change is all you get, though. Spend More Money, Get More Status Pay top dollar and you will earn bonus elite-status OnePass miles next year on Continental Airlines. Customers traveling on unrestricted Y fares - the top economy fare - will get a 50 percent mileage bonus for each trip. Passengers flying cheaper fares will continue to get full elite-status credit for each mile. Earlier this month, in a move that caused lots of controversy among its SkyMiles frequent-flier members, Delta Air Lines revamped the program. It said it would award bonus elite-level miles to passengers paying top fares, but penalize those using the cheapest fares by giving only a half-mile elite-status credit for each mile flown. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/24/business/24MEMO.html?ex=1041738227&ei=1&en=72c151e0d00b27c1 HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@nytimes.com. Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company