Originally Posted by
Spiff
Actually, that's a good opportunity to instead remind the airlines that haraSSSSment is wrong.
I'd wait until the absolute minimum time to board and then present my boarding pass. The GA now has a decision. Summon the TSA to the gate to haraSSSS the passenger and possibly/probably take a delay or just on the passenger, as should always be the case.
Serious question, no flame. The airline
could summon a TSO to screen at the gate, but wouldn't the more likely case be the passenger would be sent back to the checkpoint? If this was the case and the passenger missed their flight would the airline be obligated to compensate them in some way? Would they automatically re-book them on a later flight? I know the TSA isn't going to help.