Originally Posted by
mikeef
It could easily get into a game of "I'm not to blame." The GA would say, sorry, you weren't properly screened and I can't let you on the flight. I have to keep up the stats for the flight. If you're not onboard, you don't go. It's not our fault the TSA messed up.
The TSA would rescreen you and send you back, but tell you that they don't compensate you for missing your flight and that you should have gotten to the airport with plenty of time for all contingencies.
In other words, yeah, you could have been hosed.
Mike
I agree. That happened to me once with Air Canada. I had the dreaded 4S, I had all the additional screening and then headed to the gate. I got to the gate and my BP had not been signed off that they did the additional screening. As I was getting on the plane, the GA would not let me on because I wasn't signed off...sigh..... I had to go all the way back and fortunately the same people were there, idle at this time, they rechecked me, signed off and back to the gate I went. Of course, by this time, I missed my flight and had to rebook, but Air Canada was nice about it and didn't charge me for changing the flight. The same GA's were there and they did help me out with flights to get me on my way.
The only thing that frustrated me was that I was there 2 1/2 hours early for that flight....obviously not early enough...... LOL LOL Oh well.
But if you have to go through that extra security, make sure they have signed off on it!