Fliers to encounter yet another change in security By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY For travelers who have rolled with every little change in airport=20 procedures over the past year, here comes a doozy. It's the screening of all checked baggage for explosives set to begin at=20 11:59 p.m. Tuesday at airports across the nation. It's only the latest twist after more than a year of security changes =97=20 from travelers having to flash their ID several times as they go through=20 the airport to having to remember to put laptops in a separate tray for the= =20 X-ray machine. It all followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Airport and= =20 airline officials say they're impressed at how well travelers have adapted.= =20 "From everything we've seen and heard, travelers are positive," says Paul=20 Haney, a deputy director at Los Angeles International. "They sense a=20 greater level of security, but at the same time, they are being treated=20 with dignity and respect. Overwhelming evidence says it's change for the=20 better." The latest change in baggage screening will add to longer waiting time at=20 the airport. United Airlines, for instance, is recommending that fliers=20 arrive 90 minutes before their flights. That tacks half an hour onto the=20 previous recommendation. United also says passengers should obtain a=20 boarding pass before going through security checkpoints. At Los Angeles=20 International, signs are being posted that warn travelers to leave their=20 bags unlocked. Another sign tells them to remove undeveloped film from=20 their bags before it goes through any of the 58 minivan-size=20 explosive-detection machines, up from about a dozen installed in the=20 terminals a year ago. Baggage-screening procedures may vary among airports.= =20 But Transportation Security Administration officials say they are working=20 toward standardizing procedures wherever possible around the country. *************************************************** The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com Roj (Roger James) : escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ Site of the Week: www.tobagoweddings.com/ TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************