Yes, thats one big reason why the airlines are going bankrupt. I used to fly at the drop of a hat in business (Read that as full price tickets, and frequent flyer, the economic backbone of the airline industry). Now I use video conferencing 90% of the time and I fly only if it is absolutely necessary. You can multiply that by most every executive in the country. Flying is simply not worth the hassle, and I don't appreciate having to leave my checked baggage unlocked either. Maybe this is why just about every industry trade show is folding its tent.

I'll tell you another story about the kind of idiots in airport security. I had open heart surgery about five years ago, so I have a stainless steel cable in my chest that held my ribs together until the bones grew back together. I always set off the metal detector, and they have me step aside to be checked with a wand. One time I told the guy checking me about the surgery and the cable. He passed the wand by my chest and it indicated metal. This jerk then started poking me hard in the chest repeatedly. I told him after the third poke that he was one poke away from being carried to the hospital. He took one look in my eyes, and as many have before him, he backed away. His supervisor came running over and when he saw my face he quickly apologized, and sent me on to the boarding gate. The guard will never know how close he came to dying that day.

If you think you are safer flying because of airport security the way its practiced today, you are a fool.