What the “SSSS” Code on a Boarding Pass Indicates and Why Travelers Sometimes See It

What the “SSSS” Code on a Boarding Pass Indicates and Why Travelers Sometimes See It

protect the aviation system. Remaining calm and cooperative usually helps the process move as smoothly as possible.

For travelers who receive SSSS repeatedly, there may be an explanation. In some cases, a person’s name closely matches someone on a government watchlist, causing repeated screenings by mistake. The Department of Homeland Security provides a process called DHS TRIP, the Traveler Redress Inquiry Program, for people in this situation. By submitting identifying information through that process, travelers may be able to receive a Redress Number that helps distinguish them from someone else

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