Reply #24: I Got The "Treatment" For Changing A Flight... [View All]

[KharmaTrain]

A couple years ago our flight was first delayed and then postponed, instead of waiting the 24 hours (like the airline suggested) I demanded to go on another flight that day. After hassling with the airlines (and having to pay a "rebooking" fee) I got onto a later flight but when I was getting ready to board the plane, I was told I had to undergo additional screening AT THE GATE. Yep, a couple of TSA gorillas went through my carry-on and did a pat down. I was told that this was cause I had a SSSS on the boarding pass. I was both humiliated and majorly pissed off. And it happened again on the return trip...even though I didn't make a change on that flight. When I questioned why I was pulled out, I was told it was because I had made a sudden flight change. I asked how this would be a security threat and was told "this is not uncommon" and that the "airline recommended" the check. I later found out I had been hassled due to the grief I gave the American Airlines people in getting the flight rescheduled. Needless to say I no longer fly American and if I am stopped on a future flight, I already have my attorney alerted...