Originally Posted by
NY-FLA
US does even better. Due to flight delays at DCA I "interlined" US flght A to US flght B, and got a SSSS BP for my trouble. The CS agent (inside security) couldn't comprehend why I wanted the SSSS removed and wouldn't take the extra effort (perhaps impossible with SHARES) to remove it. He swore it wouldn't be an issue on boarding, and he was correct.
Happened to me at LGA on US a few months back. They delayed a flight I was on, then sent it MX; the GA handled rebooking awfully, with some full-fare and elite pax having to do standby and some no-status, discount pax getting confirmed seats--but that's beside the point here.
The GA issued my BP with a big "SSSS" on it. I pointed it out and said, "I wasn't a selectee on the original flight, so I want you to take it off for this one." She first acted like she didn't know what I meant, then claimed she couldn't do anything, then claimed they wouldn't be calling the TSA to the gate anyway.
Fortunately, the GA who did board the flight indeed didn't call for screening for any of the SSSS pax who boarded.