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I once (accidentally) tried this when travelling around Australia many years ago. The gate changed at the last minute and I didn’t notice, so tried to board the

I once (accidentally) tried this when travelling around Australia many years ago. The gate changed at the last minute and I didn’t notice, so tried to board the wrong place. As soon as they scanned my boarding pass all hell broke loose. Flashing red lights, sirens going off, the whole works. They were very nice about it, but yeah, that particular system made it impossible not to notice.

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ibejoeb 3y ago
Hmm, that's odd. A few years ago, Australia didn't even check ID.
- mkl 3y ago
  There's no mention of ID, just boarding pass. I'm pretty sure similar checks in NZ would catch wrong plane boarding (there's usually someone checking boarding passes on the plane too), with no ID check anywhere.
  - ibejoeb 3y ago
    I mean that I'm surprised that there was a fuss over boarding at the wrong gate. If you had a ticket, regardless of the name on it, you could walk into the airport, go to the gate, and get on a flight. It's a different situation, but things were generally pretty casual, and I just don't recall there being anything dramatic about a simple gate mixup.
    - jermaustin1 3y ago
      Interestingly I just watched a funny sketch video about the difference between Australian and US Airport security [1]. Definitely not a serious comparison, I doubt that Australian airports are nearly as lax as the video makes it seem. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyJ00uqp670 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyJ00uqp670
      - ibejoeb 3y ago
        Accurate. But when you get off the plane in Tassie there's the k-9 search...
        averageRoyalty 3y ago
        Bring all the drugs you want, but don't you dare bring a banana.
      - rmccue 3y ago
        I mean, the passing the bag through without scanning is facetious, but Australian (domestic) security is much lighter than the US. You don’t need ID, you don’t need a ticket, and until recently it was only metal detectors everywhere rather than full body scanners. Also, it wouldn’t be uncommon to joke around (although there are some hard-asses); if they legitimately did recognise a YouTube, I could see them getting a selfie together.
    - Thorrez 3y ago
      They wouldn't notice if you buy a ticket to one city but get on a flight to a different city?

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ibejoeb 3y ago

Hmm, that's odd. A few years ago, Australia didn't even check ID.

mkl 3y ago
There's no mention of ID, just boarding pass. I'm pretty sure similar checks in NZ would catch wrong plane boarding (there's usually someone checking boarding passes on the plane too), with no ID check anywhere.
- ibejoeb 3y ago
  I mean that I'm surprised that there was a fuss over boarding at the wrong gate. If you had a ticket, regardless of the name on it, you could walk into the airport, go to the gate, and get on a flight. It's a different situation, but things were generally pretty casual, and I just don't recall there being anything dramatic about a simple gate mixup.
  - jermaustin1 3y ago
    Interestingly I just watched a funny sketch video about the difference between Australian and US Airport security [1]. Definitely not a serious comparison, I doubt that Australian airports are nearly as lax as the video makes it seem. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyJ00uqp670 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyJ00uqp670
    - ibejoeb 3y ago
      Accurate. But when you get off the plane in Tassie there's the k-9 search...
      - averageRoyalty 3y ago
        Bring all the drugs you want, but don't you dare bring a banana.
    - rmccue 3y ago
      I mean, the passing the bag through without scanning is facetious, but Australian (domestic) security is much lighter than the US. You don’t need ID, you don’t need a ticket, and until recently it was only metal detectors everywhere rather than full body scanners. Also, it wouldn’t be uncommon to joke around (although there are some hard-asses); if they legitimately did recognise a YouTube, I could see them getting a selfie together.
  - Thorrez 3y ago
    They wouldn't notice if you buy a ticket to one city but get on a flight to a different city?