Originally Posted by eyecue
ITs not special its...unusual. SSSS was in place prior to TSA. There isnt 100 laws! There are over 100 criteria. Want to know some of the things that you may get ssss for?
1. Buying a one way ticket
2. paying for a ticket with cash
3. paying for a ticket with a credit card that is different from the PNR.
4. checking no luggage.
5. Booking the flight with less than 96 hours notice
6. Random generation of the designation.
7. Having your I.D. Stolen
9. HAving expired I.D.
10. Manual placement by prior events ( discovered items, etc.)
In my experience, each criteria is given a value. When the value of the criteria that fit you reach a certain number you are SSSS.
As far as complaints that are made, the last briefing that we had showed that the number of compliments at DEN out ranked complaints by five to one.
Add to that requesting a First Class Upgrade on line on the day of travel. It is not a problem if you do it at the time of booking or at the gate.
PS. Which 4 criteria did the hijackers meet? I thought they were all frequent flyers, educated, no criminal record, etc. Sounds like the airlines best customers to me!