Former first minister Alex Salmond almost missed a flight after booking it under the name of Star Trek captain James Kirk, it has emerged.
British Airways initially refused to let the SNP MP board at Heathrow under the sci-fi alias.
Mr Salmond, a well-known Trekkie, said he often travelled under a false name for security reasons.
The situation, which happened over the summer, was sorted out with a series of calls from staff.
The member of parliament told the Mail on Sunday: “It was all sorted out. I just wanted BA to ‘beam me up, Scotty’.”
Mr Salmond indicated that in future he will be travelling under a different name.
He added: “I will choose another Star Trek character – but not Mr Spock because that would be illogical.”
