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ATL: Spirit Airlines Employees used Gate Passes to Bypass Security

Old Nov 15, 2015, 7:21 am
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Originally Posted by Section 107
5. Incorrect - it is not a violation for a badged person to not challenge every other person they see on the SIDA without a SIDA badge, particularly if the unbadged person is under escort of a badged person.
Actually, it IS a violation of the SIDA rules to fail to challenge any unbadged person you encounter in the SIDA, unless the unbadged person is obviously under escort by an appropriately-badged person. And not every SIDA badge grants escort privileges; you have to have a higher badge level to escort unbadged persons into the SIDA, and you're required to be with them at all times while in the SIDA.

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.
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Old Nov 16, 2015, 9:49 am
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Originally Posted by Kate2015
Either we had different security training or ATL has drastically different policies than my airport.
No, I was just responding to some blanket statements that were not correct in all applications.
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Old Nov 16, 2015, 9:56 am
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Originally Posted by WillCAD
Actually, it IS a violation of the SIDA rules to fail to challenge any unbadged person you encounter in the SIDA,
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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Old Nov 16, 2015, 2:36 pm
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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.
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