The Suspected terrorist no fly list

[spacedcase]

How exactly does this work? Im assuming that there isn't a public viewing list to alert a suspect that he/she's a suspect, But then does this mean that a person could be at the airport about to go on holiday with the wife and kids and is then told by 4 burly security guards that he's not allowed to fly because he's a suspect?

[jno]

yes, I think so. Didn't it happen to Cat Stevens a few years back?

[fredpuli47]

Strange that many most affected by the passport and other procedures currently in place are not terrorists. I remember my wife being asked, years ago, whether her toddler daughter, my step-daughter, was her child ! She satisfied them that the child was hers. I don't think there was any relevant court order. They asked, I expect, because we were newly married and my wife had a new surname on her passport. Good to know that they are that careful, but I fear that a half-clever terrorist could have got through.

[society]

From the minute an airline ticket is purchased, the purchaser is reckoned suspicious. The duration of ticket purchase and method of payment are two potential factors which are used by the airline industry to determine if one is a terrorist or a suspect. I know this as a fact because I worked for Swissport some years ago.

[buildersmate]

Duh? Since when has it been the job of the airlines to identify potential terrorists?
What is true is that the airlines do provide the lists of passenger IDs to various authorities for checking.
There are a number of databases employed in the UK. I could tell you more but then I'd have to kill you.