Security / checking ID....
Sep 26, 2003 | 1:37 pm
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Security / checking ID....
Travelled on Delta Song last week. I checkin online & print my own boarding pass. Was specifically told by the gate attendance that they do not check ID either at the boarding gate. The only time anyone looked at my ID was through security check, but she wasn't paying much attention to my boarding pass either.
Just a Delta thing? Isn't this more relaxed than pre-911?
Just a Delta thing? Isn't this more relaxed than pre-911?
Sep 27, 2003 | 1:38 am
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Hey, dont knock it. Itsa changes like this that really upset the young, male, middle-easterners, toting Saudi Arabian passports thus its really help the fine TSA army keep our airplanes safe and our shoes germ free from constant xraying.
MisterNice
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Sep 28, 2003 | 11:16 pm
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It's the TSA's plan to eventually switch all airports to the check-ID-once-at-security plan.
International departures may still be handled differently, although airlines might be checking passports for boarding passengers for their own protection to make sure that they don't violate destination countries' immigration laws by transporting passengers improperly.
International departures may still be handled differently, although airlines might be checking passports for boarding passengers for their own protection to make sure that they don't violate destination countries' immigration laws by transporting passengers improperly.
Sep 29, 2003 | 11:47 am
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The TSA shouldn't be checking IDs at all. It should be up to the airlines, if they care to for revenue protection.
