Originally Posted by
HSVTSO Dean
Since he's buying the ticket on the same day of the travel (usually within a couple of hours of the flight), and it always seems to be one-way, and he pays with cash, I've never seen the guy fly out where he wasn't designated as a selectee.
It's a stupid security plan that thinks a terrorist can't go out and buy a pre-loaded card, and then charge a plane ticket. Yet, paying for it in cash is a whole lot more of a security risk. Or there is a big risk if the ticket is bought just before the flight, but not a week earlier, as if terrorists wouldn't plan in advance.