Originally Posted by
controller1
Three weeks ago I flew out of BTR and was asked for my boarding pass as I passed through the scanner which is located approximately 10 feet from the TSA agent who reviewed and initialed my boarding pass as I entered security. When I questioned it, I was told "That's what we do here."
My boarding pass had already been placed in my briefcase and I had to retrieve it.
Dont doubt it still happens, but suspect it happens very infrequently.
There could be some backsliding going on. This is one area where a complaint to HQ may be effective.
I would say that SYR, whose pissant little FSD has a reputation for "always wanting to do a little extra for security" and very effectively increasing the jail like atmosphere of that airport, has completely ceased doing this. The timing of this halt in the 2nd BP check, seemed to line up exactly with the timeline provided by HSVTSODean, so I suspect the supposed HQ instruction to "stop this, no leeway" has some basis in fact.