TSA's new rules for J/S

[V-STALL]

TSA has begun to enforce
a new security procedure that affects all crewmembers. The new
procedure, which went into effect July 10, requires crewmembers
to possess a boarding pass or gate authorization in order to
pass through the security checkpoint at airports that the crewmembers
airline does not serve. If a crewmember wants to jumpseat or
pass travel from an airport not served by the airline the crewmember
will need to proceed to the ticket counter of the airline he
or she will be traveling on to get a boarding pass or gate authorization.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

ABSOLUTE HORS HEET.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

That's all I need. Only a few ATL/JFK direct and now I get to fight the wide loads in line???? Lovely.....

 

[Yahtzee]

Do you have a source for this info? I can't find anything on the TSA website.

You're not making my day.

Yahtz

 

[shon7]

Another idiotic decision by the "Take the Scissors Administration." Knowing that most airlines use vendors to screen boarding passes this will make Jumpseating a bigger nightmare.

 

[stonewall]

Any idea if that applies to cargo guys? I mean, FDX flies into my home airport, but we don't really "serve" that airport. Yeah, this sucks. Offline is already a pain in the a**, and this will make it worse.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Do you have a source for this info? I can't find anything on the TSA website.

You're not making my day.

Yahtz

Got it in a company email. If your airline doesn't serve that particular airport, you have to go to the ticket counter to get a gate pass. I take "serve" to mean you have regular scheduled passenger service out of that airport complete with a gate and fancy signs and (for some) disgruntled gate agents.

Next thing you know they will be arresting pilots for testing under the legal BAC limit...

 

[AA717driver]

Ok. Didn't they start this right after 9/11 and drop it after someone told them it didn't make any sense? TC

 

[ivauir]

Just flew today - no boarding pass, no problem.

Some TSA goon tried to tell me that was coming (about 2 years ago) ... I gave him my nail clippers.

 

[capt. megadeth]

MDW has been doing this for a while now. I never thought I would prefer to J/S out of ORD but I do because of this. I usually go to the ticket counter anyways just in case no matter where I am. It actually alleviates the frustration of getting to the security gate and getting sent back. Capt. Megadeth is getting soft and tired of fighting the fight in her old age.