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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 7:38 pm
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slh14
 
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Originally Posted by saulblum
....what rights passengers have once they have cleared the checkpoint? What would happen if the passengers being pulled aside at the gate refused to consent to the patdown? Can the TSO deny them entry onto the plane? If so, under what authority?

Can a TSO just approach anyone in the sterile area of the airport and demand that they spread their arms and feet and be patted down?
Maybe this article will answer some of your questions.....

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/q...c99DADfZNBjI4J
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