It sounds like they are just doing what the other BAA airports do.
I presume after the protest thing they have had the DFT all over them.
1. If you have a license and passport you have got huge problems.
2. If you have a none BAA pass you have problems but eventually someone will see sense and allow a local passholder to escort you.
3. You have a BAA pass but not a local one. After 10mins of them trying to swipe it they will either let you through unescorted or as per 2.
4. Local BAA pass you should get through unescorted.
But for 2 and 3 be prepared to produce your driving license, birth certificate (I kid you not at BHX), License, passport. But be prepared for the rules to change over night or even by shift change. You can work happly for a couple of days with no hassels to hit a brick wall on the third day.
Executive aviation will use the normal security for their classification of the apron
I think we can leave it at that.
I just wish they would have a country wide central pass issue office and aircrew and engineers get issued a pass centrally which is not linked to a company or an airport.
1. Isn't a problem if you fly on anything other than G reg and pretend you don't understand a word security are saying. Or maybe the thought of 300 none english speakers loose in the terminal blocking up the departure lounges not spending any money allows other rules to be used. ie a member of security escorts the 15+ crew to thier aircraft.