Originally Posted by
JumboD
I agree, however I am curious when these regulations were written. It used to be that one checked in at the airline's desk with a live person to receive boarding documents, hence the ID check. However, with more widespread use of kiosks and OLCI, that's gone away. Perhaps this was designed as a way to meet the requirements set forth in the regulations but also not repeal these forms of check-in?
The Secure Flight regulations are not that old and those are the ones that require airlines to capture a passenger's name, DOB and gender and send it on to ensure that name is not on the watch or no-fly list.
The task for TSA as related to passengers is to screen them for WEI and keep prohibited items from entering the sterile area, which is what the CFR's state. No need for ID and questioning to do such.