Government Tightens No-Fly Rules After Lapses
WASHINGTON — Homeland security officials on Wednesday ordered airlines to speed up checks of names added to the no-fly list, a requirement that might have prevented Faisal Shahzad, the accused Times Square bomber, from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday night.
Airlines have been required to check the no-fly list for updates only every 24 hours. But the new rule, sent to airlines on Wednesday to take effect immediately, requires that they check within two hours of receiving notification that a high-priority name has been added to the list...
