> Then Logan got to the gate for check-in > The folks at the airplane gate don’t look at id You are simply incorrect. Modern airports are full of kiosks that

> Then Logan got to the gate for check-in > The folks at the airplane gate don’t look at id You are simply incorrect. Modern airports are full of kiosks that require you to show an ID before they will give out any information (call it what you will, I call it a ticket desk, since they can usually print you boarding passes). Since you didn't read the article carefully and clearly don't know how airports work in this age, it's really up to you to be outraged at phantoms.