Originally Posted by
Phoenixtinct
After reading the entire thread and specifically, the ANAStarFlyer personal account of the events, one question came to mind. The guy was escorted to a front seat with his carryon was mentioned. But was he traveling with checked bag(s)? If so, ANA failed at checkin to notice something was wrong. I would have to imagine checked bag(s) were part of the equation on a trip between the US and Asia unless it was a MR but one wouldn't do a MR with a fake boarding pass, so that doesn't make sense. It would be interesting to find out.
My guess would bebthat neither of the two had checked bags. It would add complications to the attempt to fly on the same flight. Complication they would want to try to avoid.