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On airliners in particular, Arabs have ALWAYS made people nervous since the 70s. Haven't had to fly anywhere since 9/11
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I guess since I never really paid attention, prior to 9/11 I could not have told you if there were purple people on any flight I have been on. (I am always too busy worrying about good old fashion mechanical failure.)
But after 9/11 I absolutely look, almost ashamed to admit it, but the fact remains the hijackers were Arab, the people dancing in the streets on 9/11 were Arab.
Of course we sure as hell showed those Afghannis and Iraqies whats what for what those Saudis did on 9/11 huh
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What makes you think they AREN'T doing a better job of screening people on airlines today
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For me it would be what I see when I fly, since you stated that you have not flown since 9/11 I would say go to the airport.
Lets see - you have to take off your shoes unless your wearing sneakers because explosives could not possibly be hidden in a sneaker
ID and tickets are checked when going into the gates area, but not when boarding the flights, because no one could possibly enter any of the 200 doors in a couple hundred thousand square foot area, nor could they switch tickets with anyone else, or steal them from other passengers. After all ther are at least 2 or 3 security guards patroling
Al Queda has publicly stated they would make more airline attack attempts, since they are an almost all Arabic, Muslim groups, and since all the Hijackers of 9/11 were Arabic. It makes perfect sense that there should be no suspicion cast on Arabic people flying in large groups.
If you tell the average person (read airport screener) that they need to be careful to not racially profile anyone under threat of losing their job and or being sued. That average person will take great measure to AVOID looking with suspicion at anyone of the ethnicity that they are fearfull will claim profiling.