It's curious that the FAA doesn't require photo ids (see http://www/faa.gov/). I've read that the airlines made up that rule, not for security, but to make it harder for person A to use a cheap ticket obtained by person B. Is that true? Beats me, but my cynical half can't not believe it <wink>. but-in-the-end-everything's-guido's-fault-ly y'rs - tim