It's about time.

There's a quote in the article that says "Over the years, they [the questions] have lost whatever original value they contributed and can now be safely eliminated".

No freaking kidding. Especially since it's possible to answer both of those questions truthfully and still have intent to bring a bomb, weapon, etc. on the plane. And if a person was planning to hijack the plane, do you think they'd answer the questions honestly?

Glad to see them go.