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Old Jan 31, 2018, 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by danielonn
How was the passenger allowed through security without a valid ticket? Was the ticket cancelled before or after the passeger cleared security? It makes me wonder if the TSA Boarding Pass scanner has a real time link with the airline computer reservation systems?
TSA Scanner is not that sophisticated. It will not real time check on ticket status. Nor should it, frankly. TSA has no interest whatsoever in sorting out ticketing issues, nor are they equipped to do so.
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