In the early days of civil aviation, going through passport control at the airport was a simple and easy procedure. Passengers just presented their documents and boarding pass, checked the weight of their carry-on baggage – and that’s it, welcome on board! But that was almost a century ago
and today the world has changed drastically, and this brave new world obviously needs a different level of security.
For example, if you are standing in line to board at the airport and see four printed ‘S’ letters in the lower right corner of your boarding pass, just get ready for additional stress and for your flight experience to be inevitably ruined. Why? Let’s just read on.
A TikToker couple once traveled across the country, and the guy found four ‘S’ letters in the bottom right corner of his boarding pass
It turned out that this code actually meant he had to undergo secondary screening by the TSA officers
Recently, the TikToker Jordyn Verzera told in one of her videos how her boyfriend found this “mysterious” SSSS code on his boarding pass, and it turned out that this meant that his problems on this flight were just beginning. Apparently, because of this code, the guy had to undergo additional checks by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers.
After they had already passed the ‘usual’ security, the man was subjected to an additional search, stripping him literally to his underwear, having his personal belongings patted down and his luggage scanned with X-rays – and only after these procedures were they allowed to board. According to commenters, this is a “random” selection of passengers to ensure increased security. But is this really true?
