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> I never understood the emphasis on ID when flying. This was pushed by the airlines so that they could maximize revenue. If the ID is not verified, then you c
by beagle3 11y ago
> I never understood the emphasis on ID when flying.
This was pushed by the airlines so that they could maximize revenue. If the ID is not verified, then you can (and do) have a buy-sell ticket market -- which makes it harder for them to extract every tiny cent from their customers.
- joezydeco 11y agoThen why was the OP able to get a boarding pass without ID in her story? TSA was giving her all of the trouble, not the airlines.
- beagle3 11y ago> TSA was giving her all of the trouble, not the airlines. Yes, since Sept-11-2001, all harassment of passengers was outsourced to the TSA, making airlines look like the good guys. But the ID requirement was enacted and enforced before that - I am not sure when, but at least in July 2000, I was told that I won't be able to fly without an ID. > Then why was the OP able to get a boarding pass without ID in her story? Assuming the story is true and exactly as told (which I have no reason to doubt on one hand, but no reason to take as gospel on the other) -- because either the TSA were violating their own rules, or because they were able to satisfy the ID requirement through some procedure which is not general knowledge among the population. The TSA procedures are, in fact, secret: See, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilmore_v._Gonzales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilmore_v._Gonzales