Originally Posted by
uclalum
This thread raises a question I am sure has been answered elsewhere, but if minors (children) do not need ID at TSA C/P, what is preventing people that we don't want flying from booking a ticket as a minor and claiming to be a minor to get on the plane?
What is the motivation? Most airlines don't discount for minors unless its 2 year olds or less.
From Canada, passport is required, so can't get around the rule. I can see Canadians who have criminal records trying to circumvent the system to get accross the border. But with passports being the standard, passports will be checked.
I don't think the American system would refuse travel with criminal records, unless flagged by homeland security.