Is the TSA smarter than a 5th grader?
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This must be BS or completely distorted.
You cannot get by the TSA without a boarding pass and you cannot get on the airplane without a boarding pass. What are the odds that BOTH security procedures failed for the same person? Another internet posting that is false. |
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I wonder what he did at the gate, since they do verify boarding passes there. Him using a "lost" or stolen boarding pass would make sense. |
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They spend 15 seconds looking the boarding pass and comparing it to the driver's license. |
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Why did you edit your post?
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Unless you wish to postulate that the kid printed his own boarding pass using his own software, your premise has no substance. Either he has a boarding pass issued by the carrier or he doesn't. You think an ID or boarding pass of an unaccompanied minor won't be checked whatsoever? Who's the Einstein now? |
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Anyway, congrats to the kid for outwitting the stupid. Congrats to the airline crew for returning the kid safely :) |
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1) A nine year old is going to create a fake boarding pass using an image editor..............???? You really want to believe this? 2) If he picked up a boarding pass that "someone dropped" how the hell did that "someone" get on the airplane? 3) The nine year old stole a credit card and bought a ticket. In this situation, he actually had a boarding pass with his name on it. In this situation, he clears both the TSA and the gate agent properly and neither can be chastised for failure to do their jobs. How likely is is that a nine year old stole the credit card? How about this: The nine year old is trained in martial arts and he kicked the ass off one 32 year old IT tech and stole his boarding pass. Both the TSA and the gate agent didn't notice the names didn't match his ID (as you mentioned, they might not carefully check the minor). He gets on the airplane and travels innocently. The 32 year old gets back into his 240D and drives home, too embarrassed to notify the authorities. I like my scenario better than your three scenarios............each can be considered just as likely. |
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I was also really bored with staying in a sleepy beach town with my grandmother one summer when I was about that age. I hopped on a train to New York, changed trains at Amboy, and ended up going to visit my dad at work in NYC :) Just about scared the **** out of everybody. Quote:
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Obviously it happened -- it's not being reported by just one media outlet. It will be interesting to find out how. |
Nine-year-old stowaway had scoped out airport day before his flight to Las Vegas | Star Tribune
The kid blended in with a large family, then slipped through while the gate agent was busy. He even managed to get himself lunch! I like him. |
The TSA at my local airport scan the boarding pass at the security check to verify it...
Then again, anything is possible! |
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