Originally Posted by
RichardKenner
Unless it was the first day of their trip, the crew showed up to work days ago. From then on, they're on the clock. Since there are required rest periods, time spent waiting at a checkpoint cuts into their work day, which could easily cause delayed flights later in the day to be cancelled due to them timing out.
On a business trip, I'm pretty much on the clock 24/7 too. Any number of frequent flyers go through security as much as crew members, if not more. They should just go through the elite line like all of us.
(In truth, I'm not *that* opposed to the flight crew jumping in line but I want them to be a uniting force in ensuring that security lines move quickly and screening is reasonable.) If somebody is "exempt" from any procedure, they don't realize how awful it is (e.g. congress and TSA screening.)