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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