Timeline for Are United Airlines employees authorized to ask TSA screening questions?
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| Oct 1, 2021 at 23:17 | comment | added | Peter Green | I distinctly remember that the person who questioned me about my travel plans and my eTA before I was allowed to join the checkin line for a flight to Canada from the UK (so english skills shouldn't be an issue) looked/sounded american (though the sticker he put on my passport reffered to "ICTS" which appears to be a dutch company). | |
| Oct 1, 2021 at 14:26 | comment | added | CGCampbell | I would like to believe you can always ask a questioner for ID, although I have no basis for that belief. | |
| Oct 1, 2021 at 11:30 | comment | added | jcaron | They probably hire people with better english skills than average, which may lead to them hiring US nationals living locally. It may even be possible that they need to have US citizenship to be accredited, though that would seem to be a little overkill. | |
| Oct 1, 2021 at 9:01 | comment | added | Relaxed | (+1) Anecdotally and judging by their accent, I had the feeling the people questioning passengers were actually Americans (unlike regular luggage screening or ground handling personnel). I also assume they couldn't be TSA employees but I have been wondering about that. | |
| Oct 1, 2021 at 8:18 | history | answered | jcaron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |