Re: Airlines IDs [was RE: Amtrak The War On Drugs]

2001-04-28 Thread Declan McCullagh
I believe at least one FOIA request has been pending for the exact FAA rule. I wrote about this a few years ago and asked the FAA to clarify its position, and I never heard anything authoritative. In a recent article, I pointed out that the trend is shifting: You can now use kiosk check-in in

RE: Airlines IDs [was RE: Amtrak The War On Drugs]

2001-04-27 Thread Trei, Peter
Tim May[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] At 12:51 PM -0700 4/25/01, Woody Patterson wrote: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's just as easy today- at least for one-ways. Just have the individual with the ID check in and hand the ticket to you. I've done it a million times. Free,

RE: Airlines IDs [was RE: Amtrak The War On Drugs]

2001-04-25 Thread Sandy Sandfort
Peter wrote: My understanding is this: 1. It is not a regulatory requirement for an airline passenger in the US to produce identification. 2. In fact, it's a violation of the airline's common carrier status for them to do so - they must admit anyone who shows up with a valid

RE: Airlines IDs [was RE: Amtrak The War On Drugs]

2001-04-25 Thread aluger
At Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:29:29 -0400, Trei, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sandy Sandfort[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote Peter wrote: My understanding is this: 1. It is not a regulatory requirement for an airline passenger in the US to produce identification. 2. In fact,

RE: Airlines IDs [was RE: Amtrak The War On Drugs]

2001-04-25 Thread Trei, Peter
Sandy Sandfort[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote Peter wrote: My understanding is this: 1. It is not a regulatory requirement for an airline passenger in the US to produce identification. 2. In fact, it's a violation of the airline's common carrier status for them to do so -