I was telling that coming up with stupid rules off your ass in the name of security will not fly with other cultures/companies/countries.. Follow the discussion from the PPRUNE board and make up your mind.. MESSAGE 1: >An airline not a million miles from here has just sent out a notice to flight crew along the lines of the following. >"US security now require you to include this in your pre-flight announcement on flights to or from the USA." >"The US State Department demands that passengers are not allowed to congregate in groups around the toilets nor anywhere in >the aircraft." >The notice adds that this is binding. >This is an outrageous attack on the sovereignty of a foreign registered aircraft. The jurisdiction of an aircraft in flight >has been well established in law in most countries of the world and in general usage by IATA. REPLY : >We flew yesterday to the USA from the UK with a UK carrier, and the poor captain had to run through all this stuff in his >>>introductory PA. It did sound a bit half-baked, as the flight was full, with plenty of children, so the loos were busy, as >were the aisles. He explained that it was a request from the US authorities. >As I watched folk come and go to the loo/children and adults stretch their legs, I did wonder how the US authorities felt >they would be able to monitor the no-congregating etc rules they have come up with. Are they planning to put a "prefect" on >every flight and if they are not pleased with the conduct, the crew get their knuckles rapped? Plus, if the cockpit door is >secure, what use is the non-congregating rule...... >Oh dear, I'm afraid that this addition to the many necessary security measures smacks of paranoia and, speaking for myself, >reduces what little faith I had in the authorities' ability to protect us all.