schumerairlinesDon’t know if Schumer’s plan refers to calling attendants “bitches“.

“AP) NEW YORK (AP) – Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday that airlines based in the United States should threaten to stop flying to airports with lax security.

Schumer, D-NY., said the foiled terrorist attack aboard a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day “should be a wake-up call” to the federal government and the aviation industry.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian man, has been charged with attempting to bomb a Northwest Airlines flight as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam.

The near-miss attack has prompted President Barack Obama to order a review of what intelligence information the government had about Abdulmutallab and why it wasn’t shared with the appropriate agencies. He also ordered a review of U.S. aviation security.

Schumer said more steps are needed.

He said he wrote to the heads of major airlines on Sunday asking them to report any known security issues at foreign airports.

“You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to realize that flights that originate in foreign countries pose a greater danger,” he said.

Schumer said the airlines should threaten to stop flying to those airports if security isn’t improved.”

Great plan, Chuck. We just tell the airlines which are already dying and charging for bags, peanuts, pillows and blankets, to throw away other revenue as well.

“Flights that originate in other countries pose a greater danger”, do tell?   With Schumer on the job I feel so much safer don’t you?

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