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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 10:17 am
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Originally Posted by studentff
The worst that could happen is a TSO asking the kid his name (I've heard of them doing that and may have even seen it once or twice). But if you book the trip under the kid's middle name, or nickname, or simply spelled-differently real name (Cathy vs Kathi, Steven vs. Stephen, etc.), that's not going to be an issue.
The worst that can happen is that the TSA ID checker will note that the child is traveling under a different name than parents - and he/she will (thinking, of course, that they are getting The Big Catch tm somebody) call the cops and accuse the parents of kidnapping or transporting a minor across state lines for some nefarious purpose.

If that happens, the outcome will NOT be good either way.
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