ste código arroja unNullReferenceException cuando llama aExecuteScalar:

selectedPassengerID = 0;

//SqlCommand command = GenericDataAccess.CreateCommand();


// 2nd test
string connectionString = "";
SqlConnection conn;

connectionString = ConfigurationManager.
    ConnectionStrings["ConnST-MHM"].ConnectionString;
conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand();
command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure ;
command.Connection = conn;
command.CommandText = "SearchForPassenger";

SqlParameter param;

param = command.CreateParameter();
param.ParameterName = "@name";
param.Value = pName; // Session[""];
param.DbType = DbType.String;
command.Parameters.Add(param);

param = command.CreateParameter();
param.ParameterName = "@flightDate";
param.Value = date; 
param.DbType = DbType.String;
command.Parameters.Add(param);

param = command.CreateParameter();
param.ParameterName = "@ticketNo";
param.Value = ticketNumber; 
param.DbType = DbType.Int32;
command.Parameters.Add(param);

int item;

command.Connection.Open();
item = (int)command.ExecuteScalar();