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DFW

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24. Over here, there have always been random ID checks before boarding domestic and/or EU flights

Reply to stollen (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 26, 2017, 04:07 PM

Feb 2017

They tell you at the boarding area if there will be an ID check, and people hold out their IDs with their boarding passes. It is always the airline personnel that does the verification. There has been no noticeable change because it was already SOP here, though it is random, not systematic.

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European Tourism Interest In America Plummets 12% Following Travel Ban [View all] stollen Feb 2017 OP

Oh look, it is the Sherman A1 Feb 2017 #1

We should be thankful it's not triple that. DFW Feb 2017 #2

In country travel get the red out Feb 2017 #3

"Ausweise, bitte!" even on domestic flights? stollen Feb 2017 #8

Reported by the press get the red out Feb 2017 #14

Thanks for that link. stollen Feb 2017 #17

Over here, there have always been random ID checks before boarding domestic and/or EU flights DFW Feb 2017 #24

Yea, but Germany doesn't have 'THE CONMAN" as their leader! That's the diff! nt napi21 Feb 2017 #28

Give it time. It's only been a month. LisaL Feb 2017 #4

I'm hoping Florida will feel the pinch stollen Feb 2017 #6

I think Rubio spoke out about the ban, citing tourism issues in his home state. secondwind Feb 2017 #7

Isn't Rubio in Europe now, trying to avoid a constituent town hall? stollen Feb 2017 #9

I expect that it will plummet. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #18

For $600/nite you could go to Oman for $400 w/infinity pool over a canyon stollen Feb 2017 #5

"America First" has become a joke to Europeans DFW Feb 2017 #25

Thanks, Trump! Who needs tourism when you're making America great again? n/t MrModerate Feb 2017 #10

I found 2016 stats from National Travel and Tourism Office stollen Feb 2017 #11

American tourists only! Jeroen Feb 2017 #12

"Trump Slump" stollen Feb 2017 #19

That is exactly the attitude of his supporters. yardwork Feb 2017 #22

United States of North Carolina. roamer65 Feb 2017 #13

I am sure Germany in 39 was a real tour hotspot. dembotoz Feb 2017 #15

My grandfather made a return to his Lower Saxony home in 1939 stollen Feb 2017 #16

My father in law was from Niedersachsen, too DFW Feb 2017 #27

It will get worse. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2017 #20

MAGA: A crazy despot with ICE thugs on every airplane dalton99a Feb 2017 #21

I like to visit National Parks, Mendocino Feb 2017 #23

So where will the deals be when the industry starts to panic dembotoz Feb 2017 #26