Purchasing Refundable Ticket to Bypass Security
Dec 5, 2013 | 2:45 am
#16
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Fully refundable ticket. No fuss, no muss. No one should have to beg Delta or any other entity to go airside whenever they see fit.
Dec 5, 2013 | 3:50 am
#17
Join Date: Aug 2013
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A gate pass would be the way to go. I have done this many times and it is really no big deal as long as you have a decent reason. Best thing to do though is to plain a little extra time to take care of this at the airport so that you are not in a hurried mode. It also helps if you have detailed flight information.
Dec 5, 2013 | 11:07 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Boston, MA
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Posts: 64
I did NOT have a good experience trying to acquire a gate pass for Terminal E in Logan. My wife and two young daughters (1 and 2.5) were flying Lufthansa to Germany and I wanted to be able to help her through security, etc. I called the BCP, TSA, and Lufthansa. Each of them stated I would need to request the gate pass from one of the others. I started this 3 weeks in advance and I never did get a gate pass.
So...
YMMV.
--Mike
So...
YMMV.
--Mike