Yet another counter-terrorism bill aimed at safe flying — protecting the good old US of A against western Europe.

This time, the European Commission took a stand. “We are following with concern the tightening of security measures in the US, which impose a burden that is not justified by the benefits,” said the BDI’s Carsten Kreklau.

The answer: make Americans go through the same rigmarole when they fly to the European Union: Brussels would like to “operate on a reciprocal basis”.

I can’t help but wonder how much nonsense people will put up with … but it seems like an awful lot when the magic word “security” is trotted out. I’m not sure making travel miserable on principle makes sense but I can understand the frustration from which the response is borne.

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