Man tries to get on a flight for free through someone else's boarding pass

[Arjun]

Texas man arrested after sneaking on Salt Lake City flight

A Texas man who says he was bumped twice from his Salt Lake flights is now facing a federal charge accusing him of sneaking onto a plane and trying to fly ho...

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[duplo]

So you can go to airport in texas, then straight ti the boarding area, take a picture of ticket from someone else and you are on a plane ?

security ?? passport ?? any documents related to the name on the ticket ??

No ? aha

 

[Clark Griswald]

The amount of TSA BS you must endure to travel legitimately, then to see this guy casually strolling around and getting onto the plane I get so angry that flames appear on the sides of my face!

from the movie Clue

 

[SIR VEYOR]

So you can go to airport in texas, then straight ti the boarding area, take a picture of ticket from someone else and you are on a plane ?

security ?? passport ?? any documents related to the name on the ticket ??

No ? aha

Thats all done at screening. No ID checks to board.

in Canada, ID checked at gate with the boarding pass.

 

[duplo]

makes no sense to me. looks like he has some kind of standby ticket waiting for a flight with free seats, so he can pass the security checks and chill in the bording area.

then just go to the plane without real ticket.

 

[samplenhold]

Yes, a buddy pass is like being on standby. You go through TSA screening using that buddy pass and your ID which must match the buddy pass. But when there were no seats available on the flights he wanted, he took a picture of someone else's boarding pass. Showing that boarding pass got him on the plane. Not sure how it was not caught when the real passenger tried to board as it should have come up as already boarded.