In America and much of the world, security enhancements put in place following the catastrophe of September 11th, 2001, have been drastic and of two kinds: those practical and effective, and those irrational and pointless.
Icy surfaces at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport caused a Delta Connection CRJ-200 to slide off a taxiway after landing. The icy conditions also caused a temporary shutdown of the airport.
The CDC is pretty sure no one caught rabies from a bat-on-a-plane, MIA auctions off its lost and found, Shenzen Airlines customers mutiny after a delay, Delta wants to buy a fuel refinery, and more...