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True story about Genesis everyone:
I had to fly out of the Austin Airport without any ID. I assumed this wasn't too big of a problem, I wasn't put through additional screening, I wasn't interrogated, I was just asked a few questions about my flight/how it was purchased/my info and they let me on. This was on Airline "A".
Now, fast forward to after Genesis. I was at the San Fransisco airport about to check in for my flight back to Texas, I had to go to check in to get my boarding pass. This is Airline "B". I see the ladies at the front desk and I tell them that I had no ID. They IMMEDIATELY tell me that was gonna be a problem. Soon after asking me some questions, phone calls were made, supervisors were called from INTERNATIONAL offices, I had at least 3-4 security guards hovering over the desk. While they are going through all of this, they notify me that I am on the TSA top 100 Watch List. I asked them how I got on that list, and they proceeded to tell me that they could not disclose that information to me.
Multiple supervisors declare that I absolutely cannot board the plane, and for whatever reason they decide that it's ok for me to fly ONLY on the original airline, and that if they would not assume full responsibility for me and the possible risk I posed, that I would just have to stay and not fly out of Cali.
So after this, I am transferred to Airline "A", and after some questions and what not I get my ticket and go through security. THIS time however, I went through it all. I was patted down, had a metal detector passed all over me, was swabbed for gun powder residue, and was also put into a big air chamber that passed air all around me and collected info I guess on possible residues of any kind that they were looking for. After all of that, I see a guy putting on some gloves and approaching me. I HONESTLY thought I was gonna be told to strip down and get a body cavity search, but luckily he told me I could move on without "touching" me lol.
So, for those of you who don't know, that list is like, for known terrorists/highly suspected terrorists, and somehow I got on there. I'm not even 18 yet and I'm considered a top 100 Dangerous Flyer. As badass as that may sound, that scared the SH** OUTTA ME when they told me that. Especially when I was told that they could not tell me how I even got on the list.
I thought I would share this story with you guys lol. I dunno who all would read my blog, but I still think it's both hilarious AND scary that I got onto that list somehow.
True story about Genesis everyone:
I had to fly out of the Austin Airport without any ID. I assumed this wasn't too big of a problem, I wasn't put through additional screening, I wasn't interrogated, I was just asked a few questions about my flight/how it was purchased/my info and they let me on. This was on Airline "A".
Now, fast forward to after Genesis. I was at the San Fransisco airport about to check in for my flight back to Texas, I had to go to check in to get my boarding pass. This is Airline "B". I see the ladies at the front desk and I tell them that I had no ID. They IMMEDIATELY tell me that was gonna be a problem. Soon after asking me some questions, phone calls were made, supervisors were called from INTERNATIONAL offices, I had at least 3-4 security guards hovering over the desk. While they are going through all of this, they notify me that I am on the TSA top 100 Watch List. I asked them how I got on that list, and they proceeded to tell me that they could not disclose that information to me.
Multiple supervisors declare that I absolutely cannot board the plane, and for whatever reason they decide that it's ok for me to fly ONLY on the original airline, and that if they would not assume full responsibility for me and the possible risk I posed, that I would just have to stay and not fly out of Cali.
So after this, I am transferred to Airline "A", and after some questions and what not I get my ticket and go through security. THIS time however, I went through it all. I was patted down, had a metal detector passed all over me, was swabbed for gun powder residue, and was also put into a big air chamber that passed air all around me and collected info I guess on possible residues of any kind that they were looking for. After all of that, I see a guy putting on some gloves and approaching me. I HONESTLY thought I was gonna be told to strip down and get a body cavity search, but luckily he told me I could move on without "touching" me lol.
So, for those of you who don't know, that list is like, for known terrorists/highly suspected terrorists, and somehow I got on there. I'm not even 18 yet and I'm considered a top 100 Dangerous Flyer. As badass as that may sound, that scared the SH** OUTTA ME when they told me that. Especially when I was told that they could not tell me how I even got on the list.
I thought I would share this story with you guys lol. I dunno who all would read my blog, but I still think it's both hilarious AND scary that I got onto that list somehow.
