<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by workin_it:
And the kicker: they couldn't believe that a 19yr old college kid (blonde hair, blue eyed honkie) would have accumulated enough miles to earn a free ticket to Israel...that's what set off the initial interrogation.
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I had a similar experience with TWA in Tel Aviv in the 80's as a 22 year old. My ticket was a free first class ticket that stopped in Egypt before coming to Israel. I was the last one cleared on the plane. I still remember the incredibly nosy questions that the security people asked me.