Remember my SW rant awhile ago??

[bubba's mom]

Regulars will remember a few weeks back, I posted a "rant" about SW. DH had to fly to Fla. to visit critically ill DMIL. He bought SW one way down (for next day flight) and one way home on USAir. Well, I didn't realize at the time, but his ticket down was "flagged" from TSA. Which meant, no printing boarding pass online and he was security checked going thru.
Fast forward to today..... we find out this morning that DMIL passed away. DH immediately gets on the SW site to see what he can get (cuz SW was still cheaper to fly than USAir or United's "compassion" fares ) Well, he gets all the tickets we need (his for today, mine and DS for Sat. and a return for the 3 of us next Sat). So, I am SO positive he won't be able to print a boarding pass for a ticket he JUST bought..... wrong!! He was able to print his pass right after he printed the receipt for the ticket he just bought. I'm guessing he could do this cuz it was a round trip ticket--not one way. FWIW: If he would have purchased the same flights one way instead of roundtrip, it would have been more money. We actually called SW to make sure there were enough seats to buy tickets for the 3 of us to fly home on.

 

[disneyldwjr]

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your MIL. Please, accept my sympathy during this difficult time.

 

[mom23boys]

I am so sorry for your loss. Your family is in my prayers.

 

[Papillon]

Me, too, I'm very sorry for your loss. You are quite right saying that your DH was singled out. Buying a one-way ticket makes you a big target, since terrorists don't ever want a return-trip ticket. It's like that whole shoe thing with that moron tried to light his shoe on fire on the plane. I'm just SO glad no one has tried to put a bomb in their underwear!! What a world! What a world!

 

[kareneast]

Would just like to add my sympathies...I am very sorry for you loss.

 

[dcandmc]

Buying a one-way ticket makes you a big target, since terrorists don't ever want a return-trip ticket.

It's silly that TSA is still using purchase of a one-way ticket as a criteria for extra security screening. If there are any terrorists that are dumb enough to try a repeat of 9/11, surely they will know that flying on a one-way ticket will be likely to subject them to extra screening. The obvious solution for the terrorist is just to purchase a round-trip ticket. It's not like he cares about not being able to use the return-trip portion of that ticket. So, if a terrorist was going to cause trouble on a commercial airplane again, he would want a return-trip ticket, for the obvious fact that it would subject him to less security scrutiny.

 

[disneyldwjr]

It's silly that TSA is still using purchase of a one-way ticket as a criteria for extra security screening. If there are any terrorists that are dumb enough to try a repeat of 9/11, surely they will know that flying on a one-way ticket will be likely to subject them to extra screening. The obvious solution for the terrorist is just to purchase a round-trip ticket. It's not like he cares about not being able to use the return-trip portion of that ticket. So, if a terrorist was going to cause trouble on a commercial airplane again, he would want a return-trip ticket, for the obvious fact that it would subject him to less security scrutiny.

Fanatics are not known for thier logic.

 

[bubba's mom]

It's not like he cares about not being able to use the return-trip portion of that ticket.

Ya know?? I always thought the same thing....duh!!

And for those condolences: Thank You very much!!