Air Travel Industry Since September 11th, 2001

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Ever since the attacks of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th 2001, America has never been the same. After this horrific event America has made many numerous changes to make sure that this would never happen again like making changes to air travel security to border protection changes and many government and leadership changes. One of the first things America has tried to change since then is air travel and travel security. One change that caused many controversies was adding body scanning machines instead of using the old method which was a metal detector. These body scanners are similar to strip searches but they allow the passenger to keep their clothes on which takes away the discomfort like the old method of a strip search would cause. This method is also quicker and more accurate than an actual strip search. Even though these changes do consume more time and make people arrive to the airport earlier it is a' more effective way of security and it does get results. Also, TSA had made little changes like making passengers remove their shoes at checkpoints, a...

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