I’m sure there’s a story here: > Sources say the man had tailgated his way through to security screening and > passed security, meaning he was not detected carrying any banned items. > > The man deceived the BA check-in agent by posing as a family member who had > their passports and boarding passes inspected in the usual way.

I just heard about this: > There’s a travel scam warning going around the internet right now: You should > keep your baggage tags on your bags until you get home, then shred them, > because scammers are using luggage tags to file fraudulent claims for missing > baggage with the airline. First, the scam is possible. I had a bag destroyed by baggage handlers on a recent flight, and all the information I needed to file a claim was on my luggage tag. I have no idea if I will successfully get any money from the airline, or what form it will be in, or how it will be tied to my name, but at least the first step is possible...

This is news: > A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American > Airlines, and United, collected U.S. travellers’ domestic flight records, sold > access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and then as part of the > contract told CBP to not reveal where the data came from, according to > internal CBP documents obtained by 404 Media. The data includes passenger > names, their full flight itineraries, and financial details. Another article.