Originally Posted by
jbcarioca
Thanks to EK! As usual TSA, FBI and all the others depended on alert airline staff. So EK paid attention based on ticket purchase behavior but nobody else thought anything was out of normal, is that correct? I hope others had a clue as well. It would be nice if all the money bought something. Otherwise yet another reason to fly EK.
Actually you have the story exactly wrong. EK neglected to check the no-fly list and a cash purchase of a one-way ticket aroused no suspicion. It was only the government officials checking the manifest that discovered he was on the plane. Perhaps a reason NOT to fly EK.