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Originally Posted by HOZ
1. forcing people to sit in their seats for the final hour of the flight.
- that will keep the terrorists at bay!!! No peeing. 
2. No blankets for the last hour of the flight.
- freeze them out! |
I don't believe I've witnessed either of these things or these things done in the name of counter terrorism.
I think if they do keep the seatbelt sign on its to help keep the aisle clear so the stews have an easier time to clean up and I would imagine there is more potential turbulence as the plane goes through different cloud, wind, and atmospheric layers.
Blankets are cleaned up because it was one of the things which the airlines want to keep instead of being a souvenir. Also blankets block the visibility of bags and seatbelts. I don't think you need to worry about them anymore as the airlines (or at least Continental) no longer provides them thanks to Swine Flu. The blankets (and pillows) aren't cleaned all the time so you could get a "dirty" blanket as goofy as that sounds.