Ads on bins will boost traveler delight during TSA screening

Rich Kulawiec says,

The TSA is planning to inflict commercial advertising on travelers passing through its checkpoints. Apparently it's a swap: advertisers provide "divestiture bins, divestiture and composure tables, and [...] return carts" (gotta love that terminology) and in return they get to display ads on the bins. The question becomes: which advertisers wish to associate their goods and services with this fiasco?

Link to article in Aviation Now, via Infowarrior (Richard Forno) and Interesting-People (David Farber) mailing lists. I remember receiving mail from BoingBoing readers earlier in the year -- people who spotted ads on bins in the screening areas, and said "WTF?" -- according to this report, a pilot program has been in effect since July, 2006.

Reader comment: Cybele says,

I posted on www.blogging.la earlier this week about advertising on the plane (not new). But the funniest part that I think is so appropriate is the media agency (SkyMedia) that sells these types of ads uses the tag line:

"Affluent.Captive.DecisionMakers."

I can't think of anything that more truly reflects our feelings of how trapped we are by the system.

Jesse says,

I can think of one advertiser that should be falling all over themselves to advertise at TSA screening points: The EFF. "Sick of having your 4th ammendment rights violated here? Join the EFF." ... or perhaps something a bit less inflamatory. I'd give a chunk of change toward seeing that happen ;)

That's a pretty awesome idea. Photoshop brigade, are you there?

David of Ironic Sans blog says,

Your post about the TSA bins reminds me that almost a year ago, I wrote this prediction about advertisements in airplanes on the overhead carry-on bins (with a rendition of what it might look like): Link.

Ian says,

Apropos to ads on airport bins, join this pledge:

If the ACLU applies and is accepted, I'll donate $500 for the ACLU to buy bins that advise people of their rights when passing through airport screening.

Link.

[#1 posted by bernd , October 29, 2007 1:55 PM]

trying to face what the meaning is ..