Originally Posted by
Good Guy
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.
This is exactly what happened to me once. I was one of the last boarding groups, too, so I had to literally run back across ORD to the checkpoint, explain what happened to the TSA, get patted down and swabbed, and run back to the gate - all the while lugging my rollaboard and laptop bag.