Originally Posted by
kwflyer
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.
My passport isn't put away in a secured fashion until I am seated on the plane. Until then it's kept close at hand. For an international flight I expect my passport to at least be checked twice with the final check at the gate before going down the jet way. I can recall having my passport checked 5 times in Eastern Europe before an international flight.