For years now, almost every UK airport seems to do its own thing when it comes to security levels. A common standard is long overdue and maybe its time for the UK Government to take over the running of all UK airport security.
I can never understand why when going through the process of obtaining a security pass for one airport, quite often it is not accepted at another.
If they are all working to the same levels of security clearance, then it should not be a problem.
Another dual standards thing is that aircrew get to walk into almost any airport with their passes,yet other employees such as engineers have to suffer the empire building jobs worth police.
Security access to airside at any UK airport should be the same at Heathrow as it is the Shetlands. Lets have a common pass and all be batting on the same side.
The BAA have the facility in their pass system to authorise another of its airports to be accessed by individuals which is not there own.
This system could be implemented country wide. Another advantage of having a common administation is that when security alerts such as this weeks events could be co-ordinated and implemented through a centalised computer system. You only had to watch the media this week to see the differences in which each airport implemented the alert status.
Come on Mr Blair, see if you can get one thing right before you depart office!!
Coop & you are not bringing your dinner through security without eating it first Bear
