Originally Posted by
Flaflyer
Oh come on. This is FT. No one here seems to fly because it's faster than walking. They fly for only one reason. Using someone elses name invalidates that: You don't collect the FF miles in your own account.
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This is the reverse of the perspective I usually provide, but I suppose one could use some-one else's boarding pass and ID to get past the crack TDC security and then fly the flight with one's own BP to get the miles.
Not sure this capability has any practical use, other than to highlight, yet again, the futility and the <0 security value of matching home printed BP to a photo ID.
The ID is good for security process is a loser from the beginning, but add in a dash of incompetence, boredom, and prevailing confusion typically existing at the TSA TDC station, and the whole thing further unravels.