The above is nothing compared to what I have had to deal with the past 2 trips....

On my last 2 trips (1 to LAX on Delta; the other to SFO on NW) I was unable to check-in online or at the Kiosk. The screen states that I need to check-in with an agent as my reservation needs special attention.

Upon checking in for both the outbound and inbound portions of the above trips the agent needs to call a 800 number and confirm some data, the process takes roughly 60 seconds and I'm on my way.

I don't get SSSS or anything like that but now I can't check in the easy way (I'll know for sure after my trip to London next week if I have been flagged) There is NO possibility (mathematically) that this is a RANDOM thing as I have traveled on 2 seperate carriers with the same results, these are not 1-way tickets either. My travel companion has the same exact tickets (paid with the same way) and has traveled about the same patterns as I and was not subjected to the same securtiny.

I asked the NW agent what was going on (if she could tell me) the info was limited but she pointed the finger at TSA. When I got through security I went up to a TSA person at SFO and requested a reason as to why this was happening to a person that has flown over 100k since 9/11. A Supervisor stepped in and pointed the finger at the airline; basically saying that it was a CAPS issue. I replied and said, "Is that the same thing you told Senator Kennedy."