John S. Pistole Quotes
We save limited resources in terms of who we are physically screening. The approach will allow us to pay more attention to those potential terrorists.
The bottom line is, if somebody doesn't go through proper security screening, they're not going to go on the flight.
We want to be sensitive to people's concerns about privacy about their personal being and things, while ensuring that everybody on every flight has been properly screened.
I particularly recognize that reasonable people can disagree as to what that proper balance or blend is between privacy and security and safety.
I did not want to provide a blueprint or roadmap for the terrorists, saying 'Here are our new security procedures'.
Our pat-down approach is very similar to what is being utilized in Europe and, as we know, around the world. It's even much more thorough in other parts of the world.