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

A Texas woman, 106, says she gets repeatedly asked by airport personnel to prove her age whenever she goes through security checkpoints before flying to Florida.


Flight passenger, 106, says airport personnel continue to flag her age: 'Not some stupid old lady'
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A Houston-area woman is calling out the Department of Homeland Security and airline CEOs over an issue she said she faces while going through airport security.

"People will say to me, 'How do you feel?' I say, 'How should I feel? I feel OK. I don't feel 106,'" she said. 

Biggerstaff said she is often asked to show her Texas ID to airport officials and her ID does have the star stamped on it, which indicates it meets security standards.

"If I could get the airlines to realize I'm not some stupid old lady, and that's what they think I am - that I don't know if I'm coming or going," said Biggerstaff.

She said she thinks the computer system doesn't recognize ages over 100.

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

"I'd like to see the computers aligned up to 120 or whatever," Thienel told FOX 26. 

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

Flight passengers ages 18 and older must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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

"You may leave on your shoes; however, removal of light jackets is required for Advanced Imaging Technology screening," according to TSA.

Fox News Digital reached out to TSA for comment.

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