Originally Posted by anabolism
Doing a full secondary screening just because an itinerary includes a one-way seems to pointless! It wastes everyone's time, increases TSA costs, diverts attention from real threats, and, since it is widely known, would seem to have no actual value in deterring any actual bad guys.
There you go again..... Using logic and TSA in the same sentence.
There are any number of reasons you could've gotten the dreaded "SSSS" moniker, including the scenario you listed.
I'm a little confused about the "going backwards" thing. If AA sells a connection from MSP to SAN via ORD, I don't see why it's a big deal... I used to work at the place, and I can't remember seeing that one. *disclaimer* It's been a while since I worked there, and even longer since I sold a ticket.