[maksymilians]

I don't get this. So apparently with this buddy pass thing you can pass the security, but how do you obtain a boarding pass so you can legally enter a plane? The possibility to pass security without a valid boarding pass seems like a weird loophole in the process to me

[donavanm]

Its the same thing as “flying standby.” The gate agent will issue boarding passes during or shortly after everyone else hasboarded based on remaining non revenue (“dead head”) seats being available.

[darepublic]

didn't the article say he was snapping photos of other people's boarding passes?

[plantain]

Don't know about the US, but some airports with a significant retail presence post-security allow non-passengers through to shop/eat etc. As a kid I remember my parents coming through security to send me off on a flight by myself in Australia.