Paco Hope #BLM on Nostr: Interesting #airline moment. I walked up to the gate to board my #flight to London. I ...
Interesting #airline moment. I walked up to the gate to board my #flight to London. I had out my British passport. They wanted me to stand in front of the camera. I refused. They said you can’t opt out unless you have an American passport. Now, I don’t want to be “that guy” so I stepped to the side and let others pass while I got out my American passport. I opted out and that was that. But now I need to figure out if they were right. This was a united flight out of Dulles. Not sure to what extent this might be a “law” or a company policy or a border control thing or just a misunderstanding by the ground staffer. Anybody know?
#travel #privacy
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