Originally Posted by
flyermatthew
The last time I flew through SFO, I observed my name was printed on my ID. The TDC told me if I wanted to fly today, I had to say my name. Or I could talk to a supervisor, but she warned me one wasn't available.
I suspect that terrorists can pass this test, so I'm not sure what the point is.
At least it was T2 at SFO, so there was no question of getting groped or directed to a NOS line.
They have been asking for several weeks at SFO.
"Sir can you you pronounce your name for me?"
"Yes."
"Well then pronounce it."
"What is this a test? Of course I can pronounce it"
Seeing that this was going nowhere fast I just said my name.
"Do you really think a trained terrorist is stupid enough to not memorize the name on the boarding pass? They are terrorists. That's their job."
I was told it was to prevent people with the wrong boarding pass from getting through. I wanted to ask if the ID shown might not give the same information but I just let it go.
Funny thing is a woman about three people back in line was given the wrong boarding pass by the check in counter. So I guess it does happen but the ID would still not match.