domestic flight never matches your flight ticket with your idenfication, how do they know it’s the right person boarding the plane?

Question

Just theoretical question but for domestic flight within the US, when you enter the gate for security check, you just need to show your ID/ driver license. When you are boarding the plane, they just need to scan your ticket either in paper form or on the phone. They never match the name on your flight ticket with your identification, does that mean, if you buy a non-refundable ticket and you could not make it, you can easily transfer or sell your ticket to someone of interest to travel to the destination?

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Answer 1

The opposite is true of some international travel now. I’ve flown to Europe without once showing my boarding pass in the airport (except to prove to the nametag by the rope line that I have Pre-Check). Retinal scan + PPort verification at TSA, Photo + PPort validation at the gate to board. No boarding pass interaction at all.