No-Fly list...........

[tyedyeto]

I'm not sure which forum to post this in but.........

Today my s/o was flying home from Vegas to Tucson, when Southwest Airlines informed him that his name was on the No-Fly list.

His is a VERY common name (John Smith, William Jones, Robert Johnson, or a variation of any of those)(didn't want to give away his true identity).

Anyway, he was told his name is the No-Fly list!!! WTF???????????????

He travels evey week for work to the jobsite, which he can't get to now becuz of flooding this past week that washed out bridges, and now he can't even fly there next week to continue his job!!!

When does a common name become fodder for TSA to put you on their 'LIST'?

I know that you can never find the why's and wherfore's of why any name is on this list, but what can be done to get off of it??????

BTW, he is a Vietnam Vet, very much WASPish looking (gray hair and all....LOL)

Also posted this in GD but wanted a more varied response...


Thanx!!!!!!!!!!

[democracyindanger]

1. Hey, if TSA can stop Teddy Kennedy from boarding

then your s/o is in exalted company.

[tyedyeto]

2. I know about Kennedy but...................

my s/o has to get back to the job site on Monday and it's a 10 hour drive to there. If he flies, it's only 4 hours or so.

I think it sucks that a prominent person in gov't has to go thru this, but what about the little guy???

Can we fight back??? And, if so, how??????????????

[democracyindanger]

3. ACLU's on it

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=12740&c=206

There's a form there to make a complaint, too. But in the short term, I don't think there's anything your s/o can do, as far as his current situation goes. I sympathize. :(

[tyedyeto]

4. SW let him come home today but..........

he's supposed to be back on the job again Monday. How will that happen?
I feel this is shooting the county's economy in the foot if all who have to travel to their jobs can't get there.

On edit: thanx for the ACLU link