Originally Posted by
canadiancow
That completely defeats the purpose of OSS.
If Alice from Chicago and Bob from Shanghai are walking down the same hallway, he can slip something in her pocket/bag/whatever.
Then she doesn't clear security, and he does. Then she gives it back to him.
Correct. Which may explain the inconsistency in some of the reports in this thread. Maybe those who didn't get the bus ride arrived while other non-OSS eligible pax were transiting at the same time. Who knows...