We were just on a flight from Orlando to JFK with my daughter, son-in-law and 2 grandsons. My daughter(a very nervous flyer) noticed a guy at the next ticket counter with no checked baggage, very jittery, 1 way ticket and PAYING cash. She freaked. The ticket agent was gone for quite awhile after taking his cash. When she returned and gave him his ticket my daughter asked his desitnation(denied) and did they check him out....they were.
When we reaced our gate we searced for him but never saw him again. Don't know if he was denied boarding. My daughter was ready to fly another airline and my son-in-law would have accomadated her(sp?). This all happened on Jet Blue.
Let's hope the reason the agent was gone was because they were checking him out, and gave him the ticket so as not to cause a scene and apprehend him as he got on the plane.