Originally Posted by
exwannabe
That argument is just brain dead.
It has always been easy to print up a boarding pass that will clear security. You do not need an airline to help you. make it easy for you, just take a previous BP and edit the date/time.
The only significance in the paper pass is the bar code, and TSA does not check that. How friggen obvious can this be?
Calling it "security principals" is bogus.
Security is security, this crap is theater.
EDIT: The "legit" reason for the BP check has always been just to reduce the volume of pax to worry about, it was never a security issue. And now they have a more effective measure, gate groping.
Hey, look at the tone of my other posts here...I am certainly not worried about a BP check at the TDC...I think that is pure theater from the outset and a blatant move of a revenue function to the government arm.
I am merely stating that if the airline in question is requiring a damn passenger to get a "real" BP from a TA, then deal with the damn system at the IT level, prevent the issuance of the OLCI BP and deal with the pain from customer complaints. Using a BS code on a BS OLCI BP is a waste of time and energy.