Originally Posted by
TSAPressSec
Not at all. I was unaware this was occurring. However, word has gone from HQ that TSOs should not be asking passengers to, "state your name for me." That is not to say that our officer might say, "How are you Mr. Smith," or "Have a nice day Mrs. Jones." If you hear that this is still occurring, please let me know.
We have limited staff in our public affairs office, so being on FlyerTalk as much as I originally envisioned is much more difficult. But no, I have not given up.
I guess the screeners at the several airports one of our members transited in the recent past never got that memo. Sorry, can't find his/her post on the subject but it was within the last week to ten days.
Have FSDs been advised to not institute such a scheme on their own?
Would you have reappeared without a push from those of us who are disbelievers?
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Sorry, it wasn't at FT but rather at TSA News:
One other thing: on my travels last week I discovered that every ID checker at six different airports (PHL, DFW, AUS, IAH, SNA, and LAX) demanded that I say my name out loud before I could pass. (I was tempted to shout out "Rumpelstiltskin!"). Clearly that was last week's Triumph Over Terror Tactic™.
Posted 4 days ago.