redbird | Travel, security, etc. (Reply)

Well, the logistics for my upcoming trip to Montreal may have just gotten more complicated. I say "may have" because what I have so far is various things, ranging from quasi-official to "if they do what that says, it will be a major hassle," and one report from today that security at MSP was no slower nor more difficult than before this latest attack on an airplane. The quasi-official statements include TSA saying "we aren't going to tell you what changes we're making," which actually makes sense, but doesn't tell me whether I need to get to the airport earlier than I've been planning. (I selected this flight partly because I can get there without getting up unreasonably early, and still be in Montreal early in the afternoon, weather and NY TRACON permitting.)

Air Canada says that there will be annoying new restrictions on flights to the United States. Suddenly, I am quite pleased that I am taking the train back. The reasons had to do with the different kinds of inconvenience involved, and secondarily that on this particular route, Amtrak is a lot cheaper. (New York State subsidizes this particular train.)