Ticket Thefts
The article on airline ticket thefts kept me until the last paragraph (Part A, Jan. 9). It was at the end, however, that I laughed out loud at the complaints regarding airlines’ inability to properly check tickets.
Airlines say they use profiles to spot bad guys. Joe Whitby of British Airways wants a magnetic strip on each ticket. Give us a break!
Haven’t any of these overpaid security experts ever heard of bar codes? What could be simpler than running a small light pen over a bar code? Airlines spend millions on their computer systems. Can’t they find a simple software package that’ll take the bar code readout and compare it to the list of stolen tickets?
I have no sympathy for the airlines that could implement an instantaneous ticket check procedure right now. Instead they moan and groan about their losses!
MICHAEL V. STRATTON
Brea
Sign up for The Wild
We’ll help you find the best places to hike, bike and run, as well as the perfect silent spots for meditation and yoga.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
