Flight passenger, 106, says airport personnel continues to flag her age: 'Not some stupid old lady'

A Houston-area pistillate is calling retired the Department of Homeland Security and hose CEOs over an contented she said she faces portion going done airdrome security.

Cretora Biggerstaff, 106, reportedly flies doubly a twelvemonth from Texas to Gainesville, Florida, with her daughter.

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Biggerstaff claims airdrome unit repeatedly asked her to beryllium her age, she said successful an interrogation with FOX 26 Houston.

Cretora Biggerstaff says erstwhile she travels to Florida she gets repeatedly questioned astir her property by airdrome personnel. (FOX 26)

"People volition accidental to me, ‘How bash you feel?’ I say, 'How should I feel? I consciousness OK. I don't consciousness 106,'" she said. 

Biggerstaff said she is often asked to amusement her Texas ID to airdrome officials and her ID does person the prima stamped connected it, which indicates it meets information standards.  

"If I could get the airlines to recognize I'm not immoderate anserine aged lady, and that's what they deliberation I am, that I don't cognize if I'm coming oregon going," said Biggerstaff.

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She said she thinks the machine strategy doesn't admit ages implicit 100.

For passengers 75 and older, determination are a fewer exceptions during the TSA screening process. (iStock)

Biggerstaff’s friend, Arline Thienel, said she agrees.

"I'd similar to spot the computers aligned up to 120 oregon whatever," Thienel told FOX 26. 

"People unrecorded longer, truthful they don't person to spell done each that accent each clip they travel," she added.

Biggerstaff and Thienel said they emailed letters to the U.S. Department of Transportation arsenic good arsenic United Airlines and Delta Air Lines CEOs, asking them to update the systems.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to United and Delta for comment.

For passengers ages 75 and older, determination are immoderate exceptions during the TSA screening process that takes spot astatine airports. (iStock)

Flight passengers ages 18 and older must show valid recognition astatine the airdrome checkpoint successful bid to travel, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

For passengers ages 75 and older, determination are a fewer exceptions during the TSA screening process.

"You whitethorn permission connected your shoes however; removal of airy jackets is required for Advanced Imaging Technology screening," according to TSA.

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If seniors are incapable to basal for screening, they volition beryllium screened done different information methods.

Fox News Digital reached retired to TSA for comment.