Does the ticket you book make you more/less likely to be screened? I am flying DTW->MDW ret ORD->DTW on a reverse-commute 'round trip' over this weekend. I find that MDW is a mess in the morning, but the traffic on the way home is much nicer, and it is quicker @ the cab stand. NW would not allow me to check in online, and told me that I would need to see a ticket agent (no kiosk, even) because I had been randomly selected for a security screening. I'm a little confused as to how waiting in a check-in line will impact the security situation, but that's another discussion. If they're trying to hide the 'SSSS' from me, they didn't do a good job by making it impossible to check in, thus raising a red flag and causing me to call them up and ask. Is this common with other airlines? Never happened to me when flying UA, but UA doesn't have internet checkin and I never flew through MDW. Could the itinerary really be the cause of this headache? If so, it's not worth it.

[This message has been edited by IH8DTW (edited 03-13-2003).]