Re: [Clips] Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security

2005-06-06 Thread Matt Crawford
The [express-line security] program will be operated by New York-based Verified Identity Pass Inc., a private company run by Steven Brill, whose former ventures included Court TV and The American Lawyer magazine. The program marks the first time a private company has teamed up with the

Re: [Clips] Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security

2005-06-04 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
one of the articles from a couple months ago about what happens if too many people shift into a priority queue. note that it is somewhat cheaper to let a few people to pay to go to the head of the screening line ... so that their queueing wait is reduced. It is a lot more expensive to install

Re: [Clips] Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security

2005-06-03 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
there were several news URLs a month or so ago about the issue of faster in conjunction with the orlanda effort and some of the predictions on possibly 40mil (most frequently travelling) people sign up if such programs were rolled out around the country. the issue raised was that they were