Holiday Fliers Avoid Scanner Logjams as Security Trumps Privacy

Thanksgiving holiday fliers accepted new body scanners and moved smoothly through checkpoints at U.S. airports, including New York’s LaGuardia and Chicago’s O’Hare, on one of the year’s busiest travel days.

As passengers packed planes yesterday ahead of today’s holiday, most ignored protest groups’ calls to opt out of scans and undergo a lengthier pat-down, and there were no unusual disruptions or waits at three dozen of the biggest airports, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.