From the Forums page of
!!!!!!!!!! there is a thread running, which in part states,
"......more and more airports are now insisting that ALL operating crew pass through the same security screening procedure as passengers - often within full view of passengers.
And THAT, imo, is the very REASON for these checks.
It has absolutely ZILCH to do with security, because if it did, then EVERYONE who had airside access would be made to pass through the same procedure EVERY TIME - the lame's....."
Agreed