Originally Posted by
sylvia hennesy
Buying a ticket, and then cancelling after going through security with a boarding pass, seems ridiculous; SOMEONE is going to have to go through security regardless, might as well be the people with the baby (can avoid the cancer machine). Lots of places to meet up in the main terminal.
If the airline has a club and the traveler is a member, then it makes more sense to have the visitor use a refundable ticket.