Originally Posted by
bmwe92fan
Oh come on man do you honestly believe what you typed? Forget the fact that anyone can show a US drivers license and get through US security - do you honestly believe it's all about cost?
As the other posters have noted - yes I do - because its 100% true.
It is all about the potential accountability if a person without proper documentation to enter the country at the desitnation. It costs the airline dearly, not only in returning the pax, but in fines.
You believe that the United gate agent is actually a layer of security?
With that reasoning, shouldnt IDs be checked at every jetway, not just when boarding intl E145s?
Isnt ID checking the responsibility of the smurf podium as a layer of security?
Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I hope so, because it's 100% true.
I've found it's airport-dependent. I always see this at SFO, but rarely at other airports.
Unfortunatelly, I've taken a few barbie jets from IAD or EWR, and passports have always been checked.
Passports are even checked at YYZ, even though one has already entered the US.
Them are the rules, even if they make no sense
