<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Rssrsvp:
I flew out of LAX yesteday and my paperwork was studied by a DL agent before going up the escalator that goes to the security gate checkpoint. I am sure that she would have caught on to this trick as she took her time to examine everything. </font>
The online itineraries at delta.com are ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL whether or not you have actually purchased the ticket. And I know at least TWO people who have used this exact trick to get past security at LAX, so it obviously passes their scrutiny. However, as was pointed out, the purpose of the entire charade is to *screen* the names of the potential passengers against a watch list. This is accomplished whether or not you actually fly or even ticket your itinerary.
And you are not breaking any rules. The rule states that "ONLY TICKETED PERSONS" are allowed past security. Well, you bought a ticket, didn't you? That makes you ticketed.