Originally Posted by
nowinyow
It's annoying, yes.
Sometimes, it's just better to submit. Put on a smile, wish the agent a good day and then forget about it. If one is hanging around the gate, it's not a huge effort to show the passport.
...it won't be long before all we'll need to board an airplane is an iris scan.
I would say it still is considering a significant amount of people put away their passport in a secured fashion whether on their person or in their carry on after having it verified by the system during check in.