[jon-v]

But you don't actually need IT systems to record who is on the flight - all you need is a pre-printed list of legit passengers and a pen.

[tolien]

Yeah - the GGP is talking about just letting anyone go though:

> let anyone onboard with […] sufficient story about buying one

> some people might get a free ride

As dagw’s comment points out they’re using the pen and paper approach; however, it takes longer and missed slots/out of place crews can cascade catastrophically.