COMPLAINNING CAN PAY OFF

First We Should Mention What "NOT" To Do

If you have ever traveled, or will ever travel, you will have heard or will hear the FAA security Questions. The two questions are as follows: "Has anyone unknown to you asked you to carry anything Aboard the aircraft?" and "Have any of the items you are traveling with today been out of your control since the time you packed them?" Everyone traveling is supposed to answer the questions. Most of the time, when someone is checking in their entire family, they will give the agent all of the tickets and all the passports at once. Everything may be so busy around the airport that the question does not get asked to everyone who boards the aircraft. Does anyone answer the questions wrong? Does anyone say, "yes, the bags were out of my possession." The answer Is yes. It doesn’t happen very often, but it does happen. Some people will say "yes, the bags were out of my control, they were in the hotel room with some people we didn’t know."

If the questions are answered incorrectly the agent has to call security and someone usually comes within 15 minutes. The security agent takes the bags and the passengers to the security checkpoint. The bags are opened, put through several security and x-ray machines under the supervision of the security supervisor, and fully checked. If the passenger answers NO to the security questions, they usually end up missing their flight because of the length of time it takes to have their bags checked.

Another thing that should be avoided when answering the security questions is joking. Many people tend to think that the questions are annoying or funny, and when they are asked the questions they will laugh and make jokes. This is strongly not advised. Joking about the FAA security questions is a felony, and doing so could lead to your arrest. Jokers may say, “oh yes, there’s a bomb in my bag.” Answering in this way is illegal, and you could be punished for it to the fullest extent of the law. Depending on the agent you Find, they could immediately call security or the port authority police (police within the airport) and have you arrested. Something else you should not joke about is killing an agent or blowing up the airport. This may sound kind of absurd at first but you’d be surprised how often it happens. Passengers who come to the airport late and can't make their flight tend to become extremely hostile. Some people who miss their flight will threaten that if they

aren’t on the flight that is taking off, they will blow up the airport. Instances like that are sure to be reported as soon as they occur and the person will most likely be arrested.