What does the airline/security expect? If I'm in my seat, and I'm approached by airline/security personnel and told I needed to get off and miss my flight because they managed to lose my bag already, I'd throw a shitfit, too! So would 90% of the population.

When this all blows over for her, I think she should start a trend of people filing 6 and 7 figure civil suits against the airlines (and TSA for similar no-fly-list cock-ups) based on damages for lost business, vacations, appointments, and inconvieniences based on the real and genuine loss suffered by passengers. The suits might fail, due to some of the language in the legalese on the ticket, but if someone can manage to prove negligence, they might be able to slip one in. Even if they don't work, the cost of answering the suits may make them start to change their policies a bit.

The Airlines are the only industry that I know that gets away with alienating their clientele to this degree. I understand the need for security, but there's also got to be an assumption of innocent until proven guilty, and basic human respect for your customers.

Tux, 'cause he's got the right idea about being flightless.