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A boarding pass or boarding card is a document provided by an airline during airport check-in, giving a passenger permission to enter the restricted area of an airport (also known as the airside portion of the airport) and to board the airplane for a particular flight. At a minimum, it identifies the passenger, the flight number, the date, and ...
Boarding pass of passenger selected for secondary security screening, indicated by the initials SSSS. CIA Assessment on Surviving Secondary Screening. Secondary Security Screening Selection or Secondary Security Screening Selectee, known by its initials SSSS, is an airport security measure in the United States which selects passengers for additional inspection.
At the end of the mobile check-in process, some airlines send a mobile boarding pass to a passenger's mobile device, which can be scanned at the airport during security checks and boarding. However, others send an electronic confirmation with a barcode that can be presented to the staff at check-in or scanned at the kiosks to continue the check ...
So the next time you see the dreaded SSSS on your boarding pass, you can expect to be delayed, even if your flight isn't. RELATED: Get vacation inspiration from your favorite celebs: Show comments
The Transportation Security Administration announced on Tuesday that it will begin a new program that allows a travelers' fingerprints to replace their boarding pass and identification documents.
A boarding pass, and the barcode that comes on them, contains personal info that can be used to ruin your vacay, or worse, steal your identity.
CAPPS I was first implemented in the late 1990s, in response to the perceived threat of U.S. domestic and international terrorism.The U.S. government started to implement counter-terrorism measures after several bomb attacks occurred, including the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the 1996 Olympics bombing, and the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa.
If the TSA or an Airline designates you as a 'SSSS', you can print your boarding pass. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.81.80 18:26, 18 March 2015 (UTC) I have first-had experience where the airline refused to allow printing of an SSSS boarding pass at home or at an automated airport kiosk.