Changes in air travel that came about after 9/11 have transformed flying for good—including in some ways that still irk travelers today
Flying changed the morning of Sept. 11, 2001—for travelers and the airline industry alike.
Commercial flights resumed within a few days of the terrorist attacks, but passengers’ anxieties, tightened security measures and a shaky economy lasted for years. Much of what irks people about flying today—long security lines and pat downs, not being able to meet travelers at their gates, even the lack of in-flight meals in coach—traces back to that day and its aftermath.
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