A content creator has revealed how he managed to defy the odds and board a domestic flight, despite showing up at the airport with no ID.
Known as @connorandthejets on TikTok, the content creator documented the ordeal for his army of followers, which counts more than 62,400 users.
The viral clip, posted with the message ‘This was awful’, has garnered more than 4.9 million views to date and generated more than 276,000 likes.
As Connor nervously approached a TSA officer, he is heard saying: “Hi there, I’m so sorry, I don’t have my wallet and I have no form of ID.”
The woman is heard laughing in the background before telling Connor to stand at the side of the queue, where he waited three-quarters of an hour.
“I’m trying to board a plane with no ID, and here is how it goes,” Connor explains as he starts narrating the events that unraveled next.
“First off you get stuck waiting in this corner for like 45 minutes so you can contemplate how dumb you are. And here’s me contemplating how dumb I am – I cannot believe I am in this situation.”
He goes on: “Then it gets very fascinating. This guy comes over and he gets on a government hotline, where they ask you a ton of personal questions about yourself.”
The procedure is designed to “verify you are who you say you are,” explained the traveler, who was asked “stuff like what year [his] dad [was] born.”
Unfortunately for Connor, he didn’t know the answer to the question, which he feared may land him in hot water.
“Now I’m failing my own quiz,” noted the content creator. “So I’m freaking out, my plane has started boarding and it gets more interesting from here.”
Airport staff began conducting a thorough search of Connor’s luggage, with only 12 minutes to go until the gates to the flight were scheduled to close.
Having almost lost hope, Connor was finally given the all-clear and frantically ran to his embarkment gate to board the flight – arriving drenched in sweat.
The post quickly racked up thousands of comments, many from horrified and outraged viewers.
“Wild u don’t know your parents’ full birthdays tbh,” penned one person in the comments.
Another joked: “People are really asking how he doesn’t know his dad’s DOB. He went to an airport with no id, he obviously can’t adult well.”
A third person wrote: “I’ve spent years drilling it into my oldest son’s head to never, under any circumstances, leave the house without your wallet.”
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