Originally Posted by
s0ssos
Can you imagine the fallout if they let someone through who just said 'I have a ticket' but can not actually provide it?
I mean, this is the same TSA that ...
Aviation security wise, there would be no fallout at all. Your identity will still be verified and ran against the lists, and you and your bags will still be screened. But that's already way too complicated for the general public and the media to grasp, and I understand TSA wants to avoid the PR fallout.
However, I do believe the no-ID-present or no-BP-present procedures are still in place, but it will take you
a lot longer to get through security as they run all the checks, and that's assuming TSA is willing to cooperate. Note these procedures apply when an ID and a BP exist, but pax doesn't have it in his/her physical possession. TSA won't help you when an ID or a BP was never produced in the first place.