Originally Posted by
TheRoadie
Previous discussion about how to do this "ethically" involved looking for not-full flights that they would sell nine seats in coach. Gaming the FC cabin nowadays would be a big no-no.
I don't think it's even the airline's ultimate fault. It's the greedy TSA who don't want to staff up for visitors they can't charge a "security fee". As if the excess fees they pocket isn't enough for connecting flights during which you don't go through the checkpoint except at the origin. TSA leans on the airlines to reduce the work they do for freeloading airside visitors.
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Perhaps the TSA should just start selling gate passes for $20 (or whatever price keeps the take down to a dull roar so it doesn't clog up security) to anyone who already has pre-check, global entry, etc (any of the pre-cleared folks who won't present "interesting" issues as a walk-up).