Reading and Flying
Thursday, Jan 07, 2010 at 2:15pmWhat? I cannot take my book to the airport. Until now, I have been smug
about flying, smiling while others complained about delayed flights and
increased pre-boarding times. This was my opportunity to read without
interruption or guilt. No more. Books are not allowed through airport
security. Why? They slow down the security process.
What is a reader to do? What is a bookseller to do? Set up book kiosks post
security where the percentage rent is astronomical and
the atmosphere is hard and bright?
The right to read on a plane has been dashed in the name of national
security. Oh my. Literate society has been grounded.
Holly McNally
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