ATL: Spirit Airlines Employees used Gate Passes to Bypass Security
#16
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SIDA stands for Security Identification Display Area. Anyone inside the SIDA is required to either display their SIDA badge at all times, or be under escort by an appropriately-badged person. There are no gray areas or interpretations or exceptions - if you're in the SIDA, you're either badged or under escort, and if you're not, anyone in the SIDA who sees you is required to challenge your presence. Failure to challenge an unbadged person is grounds for having your own SIDA credentials revoked.
#17
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#18
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Most of what you said is correct, however, as a blanket statement and an absolute the above is not correct; there are actions one might take other than directly challenging an apparent violator and be in complete compliance with security procedures.
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As a former holder of a SIDA badge myself. In fact, I still have the actual SIDA badge card. Where I worked, if we ever found people creepin' round the stairwells or whatever on the ramp a couple of guys would usually hold that person down until another called the airport police.