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Charlotte father says son was detained at Florida airport [for skiplagging] before having to purchase a new ticket (www.qcnews.com)
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The purchased flight was from Gainesville, Florida to New York City with a layover in Charlotte. The plan was for the teen to get off the plane in Charlotte where he lives. [... more in the article ...]

I fly rarely these days but skiplagging has always been tempting. Has anyone here done it?

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[–] dhork 4 points 2 years ago

Pro tip: if you are a US citizen, get a US passport card. It's only $30, perfectly valid as TSA ID, and doesn't have your address.

The security guy had no business detaining him in the first place, but part of the reason why he considered the kid "suspicious" is that he presented a NC license, but was connecting through NC to somewhere else.