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...company that manufactures johns that can do everything but your taxes - is omnipresent and the "sound princess," a fake flushing noise to disguise that of urination, is installed in virtually every public restroom. Nevertheless, ANA has apparently decided to spare its non-Japanese-speaking customers the potential embarrassment of preboarding potty talk. Though the Japanese-language announcement video at the gate for domestic departures politely advises travelers to use the bathroom before boarding, the English announcement makes no such suggestion. The English video does encourage passengers to "think about the earth and the sky above," saying that a lighter aircraft...
...Airport-security chiefs agree something needs to be done about preboard screening," says Tom Shehan, chief of police at Dallas/Fort Worth airport. "Either privatize it, make it strictly government-run or under airport control. Just not the airlines." In the past, it was assumed that neither the government nor industry wanted to make this change. But the Air Transport Association has met with the FAA and Department of Transportation to argue that federalizing airport security may be the only answer. "This was an attack on national security, and that inherently is a government function," says Mike Wascom, spokesman...
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