Alex T
2007-08-21, 10:47 PM
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1st.. I cannot believe this made the news.
My Defense for the airline and TSA is this.
She was underage but not a Minor.
Anyone can buy a ticket.
1.You are not required to show an ID when you pay with cash, after all what if your buying for someone else? Your name on the ID, will not be the name on the ticket.
2. She went through security and she was screened like everyone else. Again, she is underage, you are not required to show an ID to go through security underage.
3. Even if she was flagged for SSSS, she wouold still have to go through with it.
She was 15, thats one year under the driving age.
I don't see anything wrong the airline did here, they followed all their procedures, she asked to buy a ticket, and they sold her one. Sure, they may have wondered where her parents were but she was not underage for a flight so no reason to bring it up. Absolutely NO point did an airline feel the need to bring up any concerns or questions.
I have had 2 15 year olds also come up get on flights themselves. They were already pre paid but they still flew by themselves. We do not ask questions, we did not need to verify the ID. They were not of age so not neccesary.
Any Thoughts for this? Disagree with me here, should the airline have done something? Is Parents to blame? I love how MYSPACE was brought into this also which has N-O-T-H-I-N-G to do with this situation at all.
Alex
1st.. I cannot believe this made the news.
My Defense for the airline and TSA is this.
She was underage but not a Minor.
Anyone can buy a ticket.
1.You are not required to show an ID when you pay with cash, after all what if your buying for someone else? Your name on the ID, will not be the name on the ticket.
2. She went through security and she was screened like everyone else. Again, she is underage, you are not required to show an ID to go through security underage.
3. Even if she was flagged for SSSS, she wouold still have to go through with it.
She was 15, thats one year under the driving age.
I don't see anything wrong the airline did here, they followed all their procedures, she asked to buy a ticket, and they sold her one. Sure, they may have wondered where her parents were but she was not underage for a flight so no reason to bring it up. Absolutely NO point did an airline feel the need to bring up any concerns or questions.
I have had 2 15 year olds also come up get on flights themselves. They were already pre paid but they still flew by themselves. We do not ask questions, we did not need to verify the ID. They were not of age so not neccesary.
Any Thoughts for this? Disagree with me here, should the airline have done something? Is Parents to blame? I love how MYSPACE was brought into this also which has N-O-T-H-I-N-G to do with this situation at all.
Alex