Originally Posted by MSY-MSP
NOTICE TO PASSENGERS: IN FURTHERANCE OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES, ALL PASSENGERS WILL BE SCREENED PRIOR TO TRANSPORT. BY PURCHASING THIS TICKET YOU AGREE TO SECURITY SCREENING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT TSA GUIDELINES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE SECONDARY SCREENING AT TSA/AIRLINE DISCRETION. REFUSUAL TO BE SCREENED WILL NOT BE CAUSE FOR A REFUND OF ANY NON-REFUNDABLE TICKET.
just a thought. I just think we don't want to open this can of worms.
I seriously doubt the airlines can contractually obligate us to agree to TSA procedures that are put in place after we purchase our ticket. An good example would be a ticket purchased prior to but flown after the TSA pat-down/grope policies were put in place in September. Given the inconsistency in TSA screening policies from day to day, this argument could be stretched quite a ways.
Another case is that we don't know if we're going to get SSSS at purchase. We should have the option to refund the ticket once we see the SSSS on the BP. Especially since the TSA claims the airline is the one choosing to SSSS us (although we all know that's a farce in most cases).
I don't want to screw over the airline, but if just a few dozen/hundred pax did this, the airlines might apply some pressure to the TSA to have some modicum of respect for passenger rights.