We’ve been a bit busy lately with ‘real life’, also known as that stuff we do when we aren’t acting as a pundit. We have a lot to catch up on still. But, we have been reading, and planning a series of new posts to invigorate our partner site, Infrequentflier.com. We want to address a lot of issues we’ve noticed people are confused about.
Travel is getting more complicated. We need guides now. There is so much we need to know before we can fly. That is all well and good for the savvy traveler, but what for the traveler unsure of what to expect? For example, the Transportation Security Administration has begun implementing their new security measures. The first stage of which is that the name on your ticket must match your form of identification. On August 15th, they will require domestic airlines to collect your date of birth and gender.
Now, having the name on your ticket match the name on your ID as closely as possible seems self-evident, but you would not believe how many people don’t currently do it. We all know they will be checking our ID, so regardless of what we think about it and how effective it is, shouldn’t we be prepared?
On to the issue of effectiveness…the TSA has never been able to provide a consistent security experience. Many of the regulations appear illogical, and most airports that were built pre-9/11 don’t have the space for their screening facilities. We can trot out story after story about the situation. We think the idea that we will be more secure if the government has the identity of all airline passengers lacks sufficient merit. Not only that, the issues with different IDs, such as passport vs driver’s license, as well as the fact airline reservations systems may not be up to the task indicate that the whole thing may not produce sufficient results to justify the effort.
But that’s us. What do you think?
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