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RIC passengers move smoothly through security

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Will Abbitt said he was handing out fliers to inform passengers of their rights in security procedures.

By: Reed Williams | Times-Dispatch
Published: November 24, 2010

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Passengers moved smoothly past a security checkpoint this morning at Richmond International Airport, with little or no sign of outrage over full-body scans or pat-downs.

An Internet campaign dubbed Wednesday "Opt-Out Day" and called on air passengers to refuse scans on the day before Thanksgiving, prompting the chief of the Transportation Security Administration to urge against such boycotts.

Wednesday, two volunteers distributed fliers outside RIC stating: "You have the right to say NO! NO Radiation Strip-Search! NO Groping of Genitals!"

Troy Bell, spokesman for the airport, said that despite some passenger fury captured in the media, "we just haven’t seen that, and if we have, it certainly hasn’t been in great numbers here."

Bell said he has not seen any slowdowns at screening areas caused by people refusing scans or pat-downs. "It’s been a good morning," he added. "We’ve had no cancellations, no delays."

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)