Interesting topic, especially when you combine it with other airport gaffaws!

A couple months ago while racing to catch a flight, I entered through security with an OLD boarding pass, and didn't even realize it until I was on the other side. Guess all the TSA agent checked was my name matching the ticket. I thought about saying something, but I was running late, and my mind started imagining them shutting down the whole terminal.

Last weekend, when going through the "Gold" entrance at the SEA Central Checkpoint, I accidently pulled out my Hertz 5-star Gold Card instead of my AS MVPG card. (I was flying on DL). As soon as I handed it to the agent I realized my error, but before I could say "whoops!", she just waved me on! Hehehe... I'll have to remember that in the future... maybe it'll work at other airports!

One of my friends told me how he "Photoshopped" an old AS web check-in boarding pass, so he could get through security and meet his girlfriend at the gate.... apparently he was successful.

So add it all up. I suppose you could "Photoshop" a boarding pass, go through security with a bogus Gold card, and hop right onto a flight. (Most AS agents I see enter in the seat numbers manually). Just check for what seats are empty ahead of time, and it'll go unnoticed. Plausible.... of course if you're caught you'll likely end up in jail.