Interesting re-screening experience at YYZ this morning
Oct 19, 2012, 7:57 am
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Interesting re-screening experience at YYZ this morning
Flying short hop from Toronto to Boston...checked in and did a Global Entry , but was tagged for screening...SSSS on boarding pass
No problem, efficient screening, made it to gate A7 at ETD-45
17 minutes before depart time, I'm paged to gate counter with two others.
Our screening was not cleared, and we are told to go back through security to rescreen. I'm traveling with a companion, who watches my stuff.
I OJ though the airport back to security ( that's running, not killing someone with a knife for all you NooBs) ...now the screening supervisor looks at my pass, punches code red, and says, we may have to empty the terminal.....
^
To give credit, they ask me when I came through...I say 0550, remembering I glanced at my watch. They whip back through the tape, find all three of us in screening, stop the line, screen us in record time..stamp our boarding cards...I hustle back to A7 and board at ETD-2
Kudos to DL for holding plane.
Whew!!
No problem, efficient screening, made it to gate A7 at ETD-45
17 minutes before depart time, I'm paged to gate counter with two others.
Our screening was not cleared, and we are told to go back through security to rescreen. I'm traveling with a companion, who watches my stuff.
I OJ though the airport back to security ( that's running, not killing someone with a knife for all you NooBs) ...now the screening supervisor looks at my pass, punches code red, and says, we may have to empty the terminal.....
^To give credit, they ask me when I came through...I say 0550, remembering I glanced at my watch. They whip back through the tape, find all three of us in screening, stop the line, screen us in record time..stamp our boarding cards...I hustle back to A7 and board at ETD-2
Kudos to DL for holding plane.
Whew!!
Oct 19, 2012, 8:07 am
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Oct 19, 2012, 12:48 pm
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Anything screening/security related goes here, as this is where it would end up, anyway (You'll see by the comments that are about to appear on this thread.).
That is one of the more bizarre stories I've heard today. How, exactly, did they think you made it to the gate if you weren't screened?
Also, how did they know to call you? Is there a list of people with SSSS or something that they need to keep track of?
Mike
Oct 19, 2012, 8:15 pm
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Thanks Mike
Probably the most bizarre thing that has happened to me.
The Delta Gate Agent was the one who noticed my boarding pass was not stamped correctly. The list of SSSS must get transmitted to the airline at the gate level and they call them up for a confirm.
I'll. post pix here.
Probably the most bizarre thing that has happened to me.
The Delta Gate Agent was the one who noticed my boarding pass was not stamped correctly. The list of SSSS must get transmitted to the airline at the gate level and they call them up for a confirm.
I'll. post pix here.
Oct 20, 2012, 2:05 am
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Since when does security at YYZ stamp boarding cards? Admittedly, I'm only through there once or twice a year, and usually through terminal 1, not terminal 3, but I don't ever remember my BP being stamped...
Oct 20, 2012, 8:35 am
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OP might want to clarify whether this was CATSA security or CBP checkpoint. Many departing to US from Canada call both screening "security".
Oct 20, 2012, 6:16 pm
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If it is SSSS, Catsa will stamp the boarding pass to let the airline know that the passenger has been screened according to 4S measures.
Oct 21, 2012, 4:45 am
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It was CaNadian security I interacted with in this incident, exclusively. Location is right after checked luggage drop off.
They were polite and professional throughout, especially considering the potential Charlie Foxtrot of emptying Terminal 3 YYZ
They were polite and professional throughout, especially considering the potential Charlie Foxtrot of emptying Terminal 3 YYZ
