rootofnewt | Background, credit checks for airline passengers

I've not formed my full opinion of this, but I'm pretty sure I don't like it.

Does this mean frequent fliers will see their credit rating drop (number of credit inquiries have an impact on ratings)? Will we have an underclass of folks who aren't *allowed* to fly because they have crappy credit or don't *use* credit cards and pay their utilities in cash?

It's a good thing I like to drive.

In a related tangent,

explodingcat's credit report has him confused with his father. All the credit info is correct, but his birthdate is his dad's. We didn't know this until he was checked out by this current landlord and he called to ask, laughing, if Tom was over 50. He understood that it was a credit bureau mix-up and figured Tom shares his dad's name (he does). None of our other apartment managers ever mentioned it, but I'm pretty sure they took our application/credit check fee and didn't do a check, because the inquiry has never shown up on my credit report. This is what happens when we give a son his father's name. It's just confusing. This is why I'll name my firstborn son Zeebleworf Dunkelton Lynch III.