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The Unfriendly Skies

Logan Airport in Boston, where most 9/11 hijackers began their journeys, is the starting point for this documentary on airport security and how it feels to fly a year after the tragedy. For most, the skies are now neither friendly nor dramatically more secure. Listeners will hear stories at both ends of the new security measures - from those responsible for implementing them to those who must submit to the measures.

Anthony Brooks looks at the hurdles and headaches frequent flyers face, from airport screeners to security equipment to new airport procedures; Fred Thys reports on those responsible for keeping American airports and skies safe, both the people and organizations; and Michael Goldfarb examines the view from the air, listening to flight staff and looking at how airports and airlines outside the US handle security following 9/11. [Produced by WBUR, Boston.]