A pro‑Trump passenger bragged online that he was going to be flying first class, claiming he could afford it “because of Trump / Trump made America great again.” He posted an image of his boarding pass. He was apparently flying to Greenville–Spartanburg airport in South Carolina.
You know how this ended. In a divided America, the world saw his record locator and name and accessed the reservation. “Someone had canceled his flight.”
Mr.MAGA here decided he wanted to brag & show off that he was flying first class all because of Trump & how he’s made America Great again. He then posted a picture of his Boarding pass online & when he got to the airport someone had canceled his flight! Seriously how stupid! pic.twitter.com/GwTeL1X9YE
— Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) December 14, 2025
Many airlines “Manage My Booking” flows are authenticated with just confirmation number and last name. If someone posts a boarding pass, the world has both and can cancel or change the itinerary.
In 2011, someone called American Airlines and changed one of blogger Ben Schlappig’s trips from business class from Tampa to Paris to a coach ticket from Raleigh to Los Angeles. The bad actor figured he’d show up at the airport, out of luck.
He got the ticket fixed, shared it wasn’t the first time someone did this to him, and that nearly 15 year old story is why I don’t post specifics of my itineraries in advance.
Meanwhile, here’s a woman who posted her Qantas booking details on TikTok flying from Cairns to Singapore. Someone used the details to cancel the booking. Qantas emailed her the cancellation and she got an $800 AUD refund against a $1,200 AUD fare, keeping the $400 AUD cancellation fee. After the “this wasn’t me” drama, Qantas agreed to refund the fee too.
Some airlines and booking management flows require additional verification, like a traveler’s date of birth. But there’s a tradeoff between security and ease for passengers, and air travel is frustrating as it is. It’s rare for people to mess with the bookings of others. Greater security controls wouldn’t help most people! But when you’re taunting the internet, and invoking Trump’s name, the odds go up significantly.
In today’s computer world and Internet do not give out the date of birth or any actual information. I always state my date of birth is January 1 on anything I sign up for even though it’s not.
Some people just don’t understand how the system works and how much information is on a boarding pass. SMDH.
Cannot say that I feel sorry for the guy
who got his reservation cancelled .
In my opinion showing off & thanking the most unpopular President ever will teach him that some are suffering & bragging is not welcomed.
Yeah, it’s an all-sides issue. Something similar appears to have happened to Rutgers history professor Mark Bray earlier this year, though, Bray did not literally post a boarding pass online. Hmm. Yeah, basically, do not post it. Ever.
Aida, let this retired fraud examiner school you and any folk who think this is funny or an acceptable thing to do. . Canceling someone else’s airline reservation without permission is a serious offense that can lead to criminal charges (like fraud, identity theft) and significant civil lawsuits for damages, as it causes financial loss, travel disruption, and violates the passenger’s rights.
Why it’s a Crime/Serious Offense:
Fraud/Identity Theft: If done by pretending to be the passenger or using their info, it’s fraud and identity theft.
Unauthorized Interference: Interfering with travel plans without consent is wrong and disruptive.
Financial Harm: It causes financial loss (lost ticket value, rebooking fees, missed events).
Legal & Practical Consequences:
Criminal Charges: You can be reported to the police, who can forward the case to a prosecutor.
Civil Lawsuit: The affected passenger can sue you for all their losses (refunds, hotel, missed work, etc.).
Aida, let this retired fraud examiner school you and any folk who think this is funny or an acceptable thing to do. . Canceling someone else’s airline reservation without permission is a serious offense that can lead to criminal charges (like fraud, identity theft) and significant civil lawsuits for damages, as it causes financial loss, travel disruption, and violates the passenger’s rights.
Why it’s a Crime/Serious Offense:
Fraud/Identity Theft: If done by pretending to be the passenger or using their info, it’s fraud and identity theft
.Criminal Charges: You can be reported to the police, who can forward the case to a prosecutor.
Civil Lawsuit: The affected passenger can sue you for all their losses (refunds, hotel, missed work, etc.).
Then there is Indigo which, apart from its recent incompetence, requires a one time password sent via text message even for changing seats.
I guess I’ve been reading boardingarea blogs for a long time now since I remember reading how someone canceled Lucky’s flight.
People love to normalize bad behavior.
@AlohaDaveKennedy — I applaud your diligence in-theory, but, let’s be real, in-practice, nothing will come out of this. Identifying the perpetrator(s) is challenging, so ultimately, the victim ‘pays the price,’ and everything else is mere perfunctory apologies and deflecting of responsibility by the airline and authorities. I, too, wish we could do more and do better to prevent this from happening, yet, the mistake was also on the guy for posting his personal information (lesson learned, ideally.)
Lol, keep crying AlohaDave
If people could resist the impulse to flex on fools, so many problems could be avoided.
AA makes you put in your DOB now to view reservation. Probably pretty smart to have an extra layer instead of just name and record locator.
@ Gary — As much as this made me laugh, this is psycho behavior. The blame should partially go on the airline. It shouldn’t be ao easy to do these things.
Yeah, whoever did this is an a**hole. And yes, there’s something sick about society where so many normalize and approve of bad behavior — even murder if it’s the “correct” person.
@Gene — Yeah, maybe, just maybe, we could go after entrenched, outsized corporate power, or, ya know, do nothing about that, yet again…
@Thing 1 — You talk’ Kirk or Luigi? Sure feels like we’re dealing with our own ‘Troubles’ in the US for a while now.
If they aren’t out looting stores, torching Tesla’s, defacing college campus buildings, fighting ICE officers, etc, then they do stuff like this as well.
The person who canceled this goof’s flight is a jerk. Full stop.
But really, there’s no other word to describe someone who puts their flight information online for all the world to see, other than “stupid.”
Let the dog finish!
@AlohaDave – You might well be correct (I wouldn’t know).
However, it’s a bit like sharing photos of your keys online. If someone lets themselves into your home and steals your belongings, are the police likely to spend precious resources investigating? The first question the officer will ask, in my experience, is whether you locked your door… when it inevitably comes out that you posted pictures of your keys online (keys can be copied from photos), I’d hope they would immediately stop wasting resources on those who refuse to help themselves and focus on important matters. Just practically, that’s exactly where the investigation ends, in my experience.
No one ever accused tRump supporters of being intelligent…
@Coffee Please — Let’s not forget… January 6, 2021, Unite the Right in Charlottesville, all the mass shootings, and many other examples. Yeah, violence, left or right, ain’t ‘good.’
@Thing 1
Yes, there’s something sick about a society with people that hate their fellow citizens just because of their skin color, spend their time obsessing over other people’s genitals, and make excuses for rapists and pedophiles but can’t stand gays.
Since the perp used a computer and internet to do the transaction, it’s also wire fraud and a felony. It’s super easy for a prosecutor to obtain a 1-2 year incarceration trophy for their resume.
@ jamesb2147 — Use Medeco locks. I doubt you could copy those from online photos.
“AA makes you put in your DOB now to view reservation. Probably pretty smart to have an extra layer instead of just name and record locator.”
And millions of idiots put their birth date on their social media accounts, marked “Public” for the world to see.
I’ve seen people put their home address on social media.
It doesn’t take long for a savvy computer user to find out more than you realize is out there.
The lesson here is that people need to calm their own EGO down and quit the stupid bragging.
@ Coffee Please — Well, someone’s gotta do it. The others are too busy storming the capital, making false electors, taking food and health care from the poor, taking away voting rights from minorities, keeping child-molesting drag queens in their priper restrooms, etc. You know, being your Merica-loving treasonist, fascists.
THAT is hysterical! The person that perpetrated this is a slime ball, no question. However, in today’s world of narcissistic morons who post everything about their lives, from their bathroom habits to boarding passes, it serves the clown right! Now he will learn how stupid he (and many other of the dumb masses) was to tell “everyone about everything”. Too bad he didn’t show the credit card and security code too! That would have really been a fun thing to watch when he “buys” a round trip, non refundable ticket to Siberia! Also, politics has NOTHING…NADA…BUPKIS to do with this issue. More political trolls who must add their two cents worth even when their comments have no bearing on the conversation.
@Coffee Please let’s stop with the whataboutisms. We both know both sides have fanatical people who take it too far. Your argument makes you look petty and incapable for a legitimate POV.
Rule #1: don’t put information on social media you don’t want people to have access to.
Rule #2: understand there are people out there that can find out almost anything about you with minimal information.
Rule #3: The most fanatical people are the most horrible people and believe they are justified in anything they do.
Rule #4: when you violate rule #1 understand rules #2 and #3 will kick in and there may be consequences. Doesn’t make them right, but provides context in the reality of how this will all play out.
Oh, and claiming Trump made it possible for you to buy a first class ticket just makes you a tw@t. Industry trends that make if affordable for many more people to fly first class is why this…ahem…gentleman was able to purchase a first class seat (or an upgrade) on the premium-heavy flight to GSP.
Why you attributed the fact that you are flying first class to ANY President, Congressperson, Senator, Mayor, etc. is really bizarre. Just as bizarre as bragging about flying first class online. Social media has broken many brains.
Karma works both ways. The person who cancelled the reservation needs to be hunted down and prosecuted for fraud. To the fullest extent of the law. Both criminally and civilly. A couple years hard time and a bill for a few thousand in damages should satisfy the Karma Gods
Karma. Money doesn’t make you smart nor street savvy.
TDS….a very serious affliction.
@Parker
Here’s another what about for you. Where is all the celebrations over the death of Rob Reiner? Political activist with severe TDS. Where are they? That’s right it’s the Zombiecrats only.
1990 – J6, when the unarmed white female protestor who had 6 heavily armed riots cops behind her was shot in the neck by a non uniformed black male cop? The only death on J6. You mean that J6, right?
Whoever canceled this guy’s flight isn’t a bad person. One side keeps doing horrible things and the other side tries to take the high road. Nah, we’re not doing that anymore.
Guy who got his flight canceled deserved it.
@David427
No. I think he means the J6 when the oathbreaker (who no one could know whether she was armed or not) was trying to crawl through a window broken out by her fellow violent rioters and continued in spite of being told to stop.
@ByePolarDisorder — Zing!
@WearyWatchdog — Or, we simply recognize the other side isn’t playing by the rules, and plan accordingly. Governor Newsom isn’t perfect, but he understands the assignment (responding to TX’s attempted re-districting).
@Coffee Please — It seems like it was a family dispute. I really liked Rob’s work, and his activism. Any time he was on Real Time was a treat.
@14TheGipper — ‘Hunted,’ huh? Yeah, our fearless FBI will get right on that… right… on… that…
@David427 — You meant… it was just tourists… they were just *touring* the Capitol…
@G19JHP — Yeah, T. Devotion Syndrome. Get help.
Sounds like the waste of humanity we call the liberal left showing how much they define the term “human trash” once again. Amazing creature forever broke, forever needing something free, cant’t support their own woke companies once conservatives bounce, best not to even talk to one.
HILARIOUS! Really glad that there was NO additional info needed to cancel this dingbats “dream flight”
The left is evil.
@Coffee Please
The Troll-in-Chief was leading the way with ugly posts about Rob Reiner’s murder, blaming it on his political leaning, in far more outspoken terms than Jimmy Kimmel ever uttered: “…reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before….”.
Dear airlines, I booked that flight through your app. Regardless, you have my FF#, so you have it connected to me. If I’m trying to make a change without using my app or login credentials (i.e., through the website or on the phone with only confirmation number and last name), require (or let me opt to have it be a requirement) 2FA. Email (text) my on-file email address (phone number) with a code I must provide for it to go through. It ain’t rocket science.
It is clearly wrong to do this to someone for your “fun.” It is particularly egregious if you justify it being done to those not in the same political camp as you. I would have hoped messing around with someone’s reservation would have met with contempt by all readers of an airline/travel blog. I will now have 15 minutes of quiet time to soothe my disappointment.
@14TheGipper- yeah, they’ll hunt down and prosecute the guy right after they enforce trespassing laws against the kids crossing your lawn. Hey- they are out there again- you better go out on the porch and wave your fist at them and scream, ‘you kids get off my lawn!” again. It works really well…