Originally Posted by
bajajoes
IF airline employees are allowed access to the secure ramp area of any airport they work at without being screened then ALL uniformed properly id'd airline employees should have access without being screened.
ALL have been photographed, fingerprinted, and had a background check by law enforcement. @:-)
That was the rule in 1972. And there was *not* any background check. I was a busboy in the restaurant and my airport picture ID allowed me to walk around the security checkpoint. Although (under my understanding of the statistics) airline personnnel have intentionally killed more passengers than terrorists have, I am not aware of any airline passenger deaths resulting from allowing photo id badged airport employees to avoid security. [PSA was unauthorized use of employee door, so that one doesn't count in my view]