Well, there could be some confusion in the immediate period just after they're discontinued, say when a screener somewhere comes back from an extended sick leave and doesn't realize that they're no longer legit. Why take chances for some well-worn strips of coloured plastic? Mike Gammon ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mueller" <kawika42@mac.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:39 PM Subject: Re: Collecting WN plastic boarding passes=Federal crime! > On Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at 04:06 PM, W Wilson wrote: > > > I > > then mentioned, I was wondering since I am hoping to collect a few. She > > jumped back at me something similar to, "Oh No, the FAA sent a letter to > > Dallas saying that is not going to be allowed and they were very serious > > about it. In fact, we just got a letter a couple weeks ago that if any > > employee is caught having them in their possession, taking them or > > giving > > them out, it will be a federal crime". > > This sounds remarkably stupid (but since the federal government is > involved, that sounds about par for the course). I can see having the > boarding passes now would be a problem, but once they are no longer in > use, what's the big deal? Are they afraid the security screeners will > think they're still good and people who aren't traveling will be able to > gain access to the gates? > > Once Southwest converts fully to paper boarding passes and the plastic > ones are no longer in use, they're just well worn strips of colored > plastic... > > -- > David Mueller / SAN > kawika42@mac.com > http://www.quanterium.com >