TSA delays knives on flights policy in major reversal
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This is a major reversal even though the TSA says the move is temporary. In the past few weeks, despite scathing criticism, the TSA seemed hell-bent on proceeding with the policy.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has delayed a decision to allow pocket knives on airliners, according to an internal e-mail sent to agency employees today.
TSA Administrator John Pistole said in the e-mail the agency wanted to further consult with the airline industry before making the change, according to a person familiar with its contents who wasn’t authorized to speak on the record.
The proposed policy change, announced in March, was designed to align U.S. rules with those in Europe and better reflect intelligence on active terrorist threats, the agency said. Instead, the plan provoked protests from flight attendants, air marshals, executives of the larg
