Safe flight

I read a story about what air travel would be like if it were made "truly safe". Everyone had to submit to background checks for permission to fly, all luggage was sent separately, your clothes had to be changed for a disposable flight outfit and everyone was gassed into unconsciousness before take-off. In addition, the check-in building was some distance from the secret location of the runways. It sounds horrible, but besides that (and the impracticality) it's still not "safe".

Transporting passengers asleep like cargo only guards airlines against passenger threats, not crew or ground to air threats. It also leaves passengers vulnerable to the crew. In the unlikely event of an evacuation of the plane, it seems the passengers would pretty much all be lost.

Mokalus of Borg

PS - I think "truly safe flight" is a pipe dream.
PPS - The author was not in favour of the measures he outlined.