Trans. Security Agency (TSA) problems

[Buzo]

I thought a flannel shirt, jeans and a baseball cap was a uniform.

That actually is our uniform most of the time. When we fly out of Nome and our freighter we don't have to wear one.

 

[Typhoon1244]

Question: I've gone to the airport a couple of times to visit the chief pilots office with one of my sons in tow. Never had a problem since my SIDA badge works just fine whether I'm in uniform or not. However, my wife has to get a special pass from the Delta ticket counter to be escorted into the airport by me.

Is there an age limit on how much of a threat you are? I mean, at what point does my son have to have this magic TSA pass to visit my workplace?

 

[TurboS7]

When his shoe is big enough to hide toe nail clippers in it.

 

[Floyd94]

Every airport is run like its own little police state. Acutally the airport manager is the one who has the say and he gives the ruling to the TSA.

Sorry folks, but the airport manager has nothing to do with TSA... The Airport Authority and TSA are two completely different groups. TSA is a federal agency, usually the Airport Authority is a regionaly run agency.

Also, Ive never had problems getting through security out of uniform with just my badge... I would say that manager needs to be reported to the TSA airport facility director. He clearly was wrong not letting you through if indeed you had a valid 121 ID badge.

 

[flewa72]

Our credit union branch is beyond security at DFW (my wife still works for an airline, sigh) and up until a couple of weeks ago all I ever did was show a deposit slip, statement and drivers license and they let me through.

A couple weeks ago the TSA guy says no dice you need a ticket. I tell him I've been doing this for two years-get a supervisor and he says no and basically called me a liar. So I just went to the self-serve kiosk, stood around for a couple minutes and went to the next security checkpoint where that screener just waved me through. When I came out after making the deposit the first guy was looking all over trying to figure out where I went. I was tempted to stop and show him my deposit slip but figured that would be pushing my luck.

Bottom line: just try a different security checkpoint if it's available. Chances are your results will be different.