It wasnt just airlines. The military, governmental, private businesses and charitble agencies all had/have reasonable protocals for protecting personnel entering these theaters.

I can expect the negligence on the part of mgmt. What i did not excuse was the complete ignorance and negligence on the part of our cba reps.

Made even more difficult was the reality at the time most had military backgrounds with knowledge of and perhaps experience with the threats and precautions prudent for operating in these theaters.