Secondary Security Screening Selection

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Boarding pass with SSSS imprint

Secondary Security Screening Selection refers to a special flight security measure that is used by some airlines in the USA .

When checking in, passengers are selected based on certain criteria and the boarding pass is given the abbreviation SSSS . These passengers are then subjected to a particularly detailed security check, including a thorough search of hand luggage. In 2017, the number of passengers who had SSSS status noted on their boarding pass apparently increased.

According to the security department at Chicago Airport , the most common reasons are:

  • The name appears on lists of people who are suspected of terrorism. It can be enough that the name is related to these people.
  • The person has had problems entering the US before and / or has been turned away. The reason for it doesn't matter.
  • The person caused problems on previous flights, suspicious or abusive behavior, vandalism, etc.
  • The person on the ticket is not the same as the person who bought the ticket. These are often tickets booked by third parties, e.g. for business trips, ordered by the traveler's company.
  • People who are traveling back to a country other than their home country. Example: German citizen travels with final destination Zurich.
  • Passengers with one-way tickets (without return flight).
  • Passengers who pay for their tickets in cash.
  • Passengers with tickets purchased on the day of departure.

Apparently there are quota specifications for a flight, the time of booking could be decisive for the selection (the shorter-term the more suspicious). Frequent seat changes or special food reservations could arouse suspicion - even certain names seem to be given special status more often than others.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scary code on your boarding pass . In: NewsComAu . ( com.au [accessed April 3, 2017]).
  2. ^ Peter Blechschmidt: Fatal SSSS stamp . In: sueddeutsche.de . ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on April 3, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Martin U. Müller : Entry into the USA: For a conversation in the back room. In: Spiegel Online . October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Martin U. Müller : Entry into the USA: For a conversation in the back room. In: Spiegel Online . October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .