junior_man
14th Jul 2006, 01:50
The thousands standing around (TSA) have made a new rule regarding jumpseating. You will have to go to the ticket counter before you can go past security now in most cases. So allow extra time.
New rule below from a buddy at ALPA:
TSA Changes Criteria for Jumpseaters Entering Secured Areas
Effective Monday, July 10, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) adopted a new security rule that requires that pilots who want to enter
the sterile area possess either a SIDA badge for that specific airport or a
crewmember badge for an airline serving the airport. This means that ALPA
jumpseaters must now obtain a boarding pass or gate pass before entering TSA security
screening if they do not possess the airport-specific SIDA badge and/or their
airline does not serve the particular airport.
The TSA's rationale behind the change is to reduce the liability that
airlines and ticket checkers face when they must determine whether an airline ID is
legitimate for an airline with which they are not personally familiar. This
problem stems from long-standing, inadequate airline pilot identification, which
the U.S. Transportation Worker Identity Card (TWIC) or another suitable
biometric ID card program would address.
The National Security Committee and the National Jumpseat Committee chairman
are working to resolve the TWIC issue with the TSA and will keep ALPA's
members informed on this situation.
New rule below from a buddy at ALPA:
TSA Changes Criteria for Jumpseaters Entering Secured Areas
Effective Monday, July 10, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) adopted a new security rule that requires that pilots who want to enter
the sterile area possess either a SIDA badge for that specific airport or a
crewmember badge for an airline serving the airport. This means that ALPA
jumpseaters must now obtain a boarding pass or gate pass before entering TSA security
screening if they do not possess the airport-specific SIDA badge and/or their
airline does not serve the particular airport.
The TSA's rationale behind the change is to reduce the liability that
airlines and ticket checkers face when they must determine whether an airline ID is
legitimate for an airline with which they are not personally familiar. This
problem stems from long-standing, inadequate airline pilot identification, which
the U.S. Transportation Worker Identity Card (TWIC) or another suitable
biometric ID card program would address.
The National Security Committee and the National Jumpseat Committee chairman
are working to resolve the TWIC issue with the TSA and will keep ALPA's
members informed on this situation.