Woman in wheelchair and underwear misses flight at Will Rogers, blames TSA

A woman who passed through security at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport in a wheelchair and her underwear missed her flight Tuesday, and she said TSA denied her boarding. A TSA spokeswoman wouldn’t say if the woman was denied by TSA employees.

 
BY MICHAEL KIMBALL | Modified: December 1, 2010 at 12:31 am | Published: December 1, 2010   

A woman in a wheelchair wearing only her bra and panties in hopes of preventing an intrusive search by Transportation Security Administration employees missed her flight Tuesday at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City.

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She said TSA told her she couldn’t board her flight after a lengthy search and questioning.

Tammy Banovac, 52, said she chose to wear her underwear because of an unpleasant...
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