On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, David Howe wrote:
There are mechanisms in place that would detect this type of behavior. (Prebooking multiple flights for the same individual.) Does a domestic flight require a passport or other form of positive ID? if not, they could book as many tickets as needed with a different name per ticket.
Yes. Photo identification to get your tickets, period, the end.
Not necessarily. I've boarded planes several times without showing a piece of ID. With the new automated check-in kiosks in several airports, if you have no luggage to check-in, you don't see a person at all.. (You still do need a credit card in your name though) Both times I left Houston-Bush International, I had my tickets printed and checked in by only telling the attendant my name. (I thought it was very strange, but didn't question it) Many really small regional airports allow you to board without going through metal detectors/bag x-rays. Once you get off the plane at the destination(larger airport) you're behind the "secure" zone, and can also board another flight without going through one. I'm not saying that these kinds of things are what caused yesterday's events, or that whoever did this didn't use fake ID's, so I'm not sure that strictly enforcing this sort of thing would have mattered anyway. -- Kevin