Originally Posted by DMorris
You probably do not travel very often; maybe too busy posting on FT, or you only purchase r/t tickets well inadvance and do not change flights.
Approximately 75% of my travels involve last minute, driving to the airport, at the airport, one way purchases. SSSS is certainly an established part of my day. Most of the time I enjoy it. The line is faster than the F/C elite line.
I've flown nearly every week since April '04; I've renewed my Platinum status on Continental via segments alone already this year. A number of my flights involved last minute itinerary changes and reroutes due to cancellations. I haven't been SSSS'ed once in all that time.
I've
seen a boarding pass with my name and 'SSSS' on it, just once, but it was never actually used as that particular reroute didn't happen in the end.