[toddlintown]

Morons.

[Paul46360]

Doesn't suprise me.
I have a friend in the FAA that did aircarft in-flight inspections. A few times the TSA would not allow his work computer through the system. He would prove that he is with the FAA and showed them the orders that he was allowed to carry these items. When he was still not allowed to go through, he then would make a call and have the flight delayed. He would get through after that.

[NonValueAdded]

Wait one ... I doubt we’re talking about John Jones or Fred Smith here. I know it is not PC, but an Air Marshal named Abdul of Ahmed raises a red flag for me. Imagine the agent names that are likely to coincidentally match those to be found on the list. Yeah, the problem is whacked but this does raise other questions.

[xjcsa]

This is just a case of a few coincidences, combined with idiot airline employees not knowing how to handle the no-fly list. The air marshal’s “name” may be on the list, but how many John Smiths are there in the world?

The procedure is then to match birthdate or some other identifying information, and absent that information matching, the person is cleared, usually rather quickly and with a single quick phone call. But all it takes is one or two idiotard counter agents to screw things up. Most counter agents are pretty good, but there are always a few...

[Still Thinking]

Some federal air marshals have been denied entry to flights they are assigned to protect when their names matched those on the terrorist no-fly list, and the agency says it's now taking steps to make sure their agents are allowed to board in the future.

As for you commoners with the same problem, Tough $hit!

[Billthedrill]

Well, of course! Some of those people had been trying to get onto an airliner while armed.

Hey, wait a minute...

[RDTF]

LOL!

[varyouga]

The No-Fly list is a joke and will do NOTHING to stop an attacker with half a brain.

Anyone can get on using any name with a decent fake ID. Bars do more to check for fakes than airports.

[festus]

Well hiring Muhammad Abdul Zareem Skyhook to be a marshall under the diversity program does have its downsides apparently.

[traviskicks]

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[kbennkc]

When you indemnify private industry from their failures to give passengers the same rights of common carriage security that is owed to melons , and rely on public bureaucracies , this is the result , just as almost every Freeper was able to predict .

[elkfersupper]

Fabulous!

It would suit me just fine if everybody winds up on the no-fly list.