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An interesting sequel to the Delta airlines case?
Pamela
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080328/tod-us-airline-security-offbeat-f62056d.html
US transport agency regrets pierced nipple incident
AFP - Friday, March 28 11:59 pm
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - US transport officials expressed regret on Friday
over a woman who was forced to remove her nipple rings before
boarding a flight in Texas.
A statement from the Transportation Security Administration said that
while screeners were right to raise the alarm over Mandi Hamlin's
piercings, in future passengers would be allowed to board after a
visual inspection.
Hamlin, a 37-year-old graphic artist from Dallas, has complained of
being humiliated by airport staff after being ordered to remove her
nipple rings with a set of pliers before boarding a plane in Lubbock, Texas.
"It was just total humiliation in front of people I had no earthly
idea who they were," Hamlin said earlier this week.
A TSA statement said Friday screening procedures had been reviewed
following the incident and that in future passengers will be given
the option of undergoing a visual inspection instead of removing
metal piercings.
"TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the
passenger involved and regrets the situation in which she found
herself," a statement on the agency's website said.
"We appreciate her raising awareness on this issue and we are
changing the procedures to ensure that this does not happen again."
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