Good to Know
March 10, 2008 by John in Travel
I think the code on the ticket should be “Orwell” not “SSSS.” SSSS Equals No SXSW
1. We had special “SSSS” designations on our boarding passes. Whenever you have an “SSSS” in the corner of your boarding pass you’ll see this as soon as the pass is printed, it means you’ll have to go through extra security with the wand treatment and full bag search. I did a Google search for “SSSS” before posting this entry to make sure I’m not giving terrorists any secret information, but it’s apparently already been publicized.
If the TSA people forget to check for the “SSSS” and put you through extra security, the gate will send you back to security and you might end up missing your flight, which is what happened to Mike in this story.