Nobody Wants To See That

There is yet another reason for me to avoid flying out of O’Hare:

O’Hare International Airport will receive full-body passenger scanners next year, perhaps as soon as the first quarter, Chicago’s aviation commissioner said today.

“They are coming, but they’re not here yet,” said Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino during a press event Tuesday.

The scanners were planned well in advance of the unsuccessful Christmas Day bombing attempt on board a Detroit-bound plane.

“Because we do process and we do have a large volume of people that do come to O’Hare, we need to ensure that equipment does work properly, and in some cases, be a testing ground for equipment before it’s fully implemented or, you know, all the procedures are well into place can be more challenging,” Andolino said. “In this case, I think those will be issued here shortly and will be here. I think that the process is moving forward.”

I think it’s patently unfair to subject anyone to viewing a full body scan of me.