It really is time to take a stand against this bureaucratic nonsense - I hope BALPA gets involved with this.
Why o why cannot there me a EUROPEAN crew ID card which could be used at ANY airport in the EEC. What's the point of the European Community if we have to have a different ID for each airport? And who pays for this nonsense? Well of course WE do!
I don't think they'd get away with this in Greece! Time for a revolution I think!
Also the illegality and irresponsibility of the "protesters" at STN doesn't seem to have had any coverage in the media which I read.
As I often say if aliens landed from outer space they would not believe how things are organised now!