Originally Posted by rufflesinc

well good luck finding someone on FT to bring a test case. you might be able to bribe him/her with lifetime miles as they risk the wrath of every FF.

oh and one problem with "government operated" is that most US airports are owned by some special company set up for that purpose so not technically public area. at ORD and probably other airports, there's a sign at entrances to terminals that say its trespassing if you're not boarding a flight.