Originally Posted by
jtstoney
aacharya,
I don't think the police would use it as ID, but lets assume this person started trouble with other passengers or the FA's. A quick look on the manifest shows the seat is occupied by jtstoney.
Also, what about the TSA Secure Flight program. My name and ID has to match my ticket to a tee, but shouldn't his, also?
And what about any subsequent legs on the trip? With an old boarding pass, all he has to do is simply go to a kiosk and rescan the code for a new pass, or make changes. I frequently use my orgin pass to rescan for my return.
JT
Right, so again, the FAs would look at the manifest with an unruly? When we all do seat-swapping?
Subsequent legs - I can't imagine he/she will take a joyride, considering very very few flyers know to do this (scan the outbound). Especially since he was, I quote "an older, scuffy (sic) man". Not the type to reconfigure a ticket on a kiosk, I am sure.
Not sure what your point concerning the TSA has to do with this - he's on the flight already. What if you and he had simply switched seats?
Agree 100% - the next Elite should have gotten the seat. But that has zero to do with the boarding pass issue.