Ways the World Has Changed Since 9/11

Posted on September 10, 2021
  • As we look to the 20-year anniversary of the attacks on 9/11 there is a whole generation who has no idea how travel changed after the attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York.

  • The biggest change was the creation of the TSA or Transportation Security Administration which appeared at airports across the nation two months after September 11, 2001.
  • Three months after the attacks, Richard Reid attempted to board a plane with explosives in his shoes, this ushered in the no shoes are belts as you enter security. Liquids of more than 3.4 ounces also couldn’t go through airport security.
  • Of course, all the new additions for security have resulted in longer lives, no gate send-offs, airline consolidations, and a greater appreciation of air travel.

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