Security stickers they put on your passport
Dec 30, 2006, 8:16 pm
#32
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I have a couple of them on my passport, still there because I really don't care. Can't remember if I had to play 20 Questions before I got the stickers, though. Maybe it's a prize? @:-)
Dec 30, 2006, 9:39 pm
#33
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I always get the stickers & the lovely ICTS interview when flying DL, NW, CO, etc. from Europe to the US. The back of my passport is covered with them and I don't bother taking them off anymore because, as others have mentioned, they're very sticky.
The exception seems to be transiting AMS with NW, the sticker is just put on the back of the Boarding Pass if they use one (I don't believe they've ever put one on my passport there).
Dec 30, 2006, 10:03 pm
#34
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Ditto.
In fact, the very first day the TSA were in position at my home airport, the friendly officer at UA elite check-in helpfully tried to take those stickers off. Annoyed me to no end. It's not his job and frankly, it's one more way for me to tell my bag from others (in the rare event it gets gate-checked) -- especially when my FT tag goes AWOL.
In fact, the very first day the TSA were in position at my home airport, the friendly officer at UA elite check-in helpfully tried to take those stickers off. Annoyed me to no end. It's not his job and frankly, it's one more way for me to tell my bag from others (in the rare event it gets gate-checked) -- especially when my FT tag goes AWOL.
Dec 30, 2006, 11:48 pm
#35
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I got lots of those stickers flying LH out of FRA... but never out of MUC, although they also have this stupid passport control *airside* and after the actual German passport control.
Dec 31, 2006, 3:47 am
#36
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I'm not too crazy about the "goons" doing the u.s. government's bidding and asking idiotic questions but the stickers as someone else mentioned are kind of like an announcement to immigration officers, airline staff and others not to mess with you because you are a seasoned traveler.