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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 8:32 pm
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
Are there still sites out there that print fake boarding passes?
You don't need a site. Scan any legit boarding pass, or save a PDF of one after you check in online. Then change the date with any graphics program. (You can change more than that, but it's easiest if you start with a BP for a flight that will also leave on the desired day from the same terminal of the same airport.) It will almost certainly get you past security, but not onto a plane. The bar code, etc., wouldn't check out at the gate.

However, on domestic US flights they don't check ID again when you board. Once past security with a fake BP, you can board with a ticket in someone else's name. (If that ticket carries a gender-specific given name, it's best to be of the appropriate gender. Gate agents are busy, but may notice this if something catches their attention.)

Added in edit: You don't even need a fake boarding pass. Buy a refundable ticket in your own name, get a BP for it, go through security, get on the flight with the bargain ticket in someone else's name, and refund the ticket you used to get to the gate.

Last edited by Efrem; Feb 10, 2010 at 12:06 pm
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