Did common sense win?

No SSSS on two one-way tickets! No SSSS on WN out of Hobby, and no SSSS on AA out of DFW.

Good thing you weren't flying Delta. They would have done their civic duty by ensuring you were SSSS on your one way tickets, since they feel only potential terrorists buy one way tickets.

Sounds like AA has begun to calm down abit. I remember flying them a couple years back when even making a seat change guaranteed you a secondary screen...since only a terrorist would ever want to change their seat, so they can be close to their onboard comrades :rolleyes:

Just got back from a multi-stop itin. with several one-ways (CO,UA,DL,AS), and no SSSS on any of them. Booked most about 6 weeks ago if that has any bearing. It's the new consistent inconsistency :p

I am quite impressed that the terrorists, who have no respect for human life or property, have such great respect for airline fare rules - buying expensive one-way tickets rather than throw away the 2nd half or a discounted RT. :confused:

My two most recent experiences:

1. A 3-leg trip - first on NW, second and third on CO - NW "SSSS"ed me, CO did not.

2. Traveling EWR-AMS-EWR on CO with a friend on the same record, he got SSSS, I didn't. This is the second time in recent memory that he has gotten SSSS from CO, and I'm starting to think that he is on some kind of list. I am elite with CO and he is not - which may have played a role.

The bit of searching one of two travelers on the same record seems a bit senseless. If we were really trying to smuggle something onto the plane, couldn't he have just handed it to me ahead of security?

Incidentally, despite the dreaded SSSS, no additional search at AMS. Just a few extra security questions.