Originally Posted by bambi47
The reason we keep the gate passes is because your only supposed to enter the secure area one time with each pass. If people kept them, we don't know if they've gone in and out, and for what reason. If there was a problem and you needed to go out and come back in, talk to the supervisor at the checkpoint you entered. I've been allowed to let people back in after their pass has been turned in, but its been approved in advance. And lets face it. Flights get delayed, people want to smoke, etc.
At IAH you keep the gate pass and don't turn it in. I believe the pass says that it is good just for that certain day. The primary reason for not permitting non-passengers beyond security is because of the additional time and resources it would take for screening.
By TSA keeping the pass, how does that ensure more control? TSA will not know if I have left airside. If I go landside and then wish to go back airside, I would still be required to go through screening. So what purpose does this serve?
What does PHL TSA do with the gate passes that have my personal info on them? If TSA takes them from me, then what exemption is there for not providing me with a Privacy Act notice?
What if I am airside waiting for a passenger, the gate changes to another terminal and I can only get to that terminal via landside. I would have to go through the whole process again of obtaining a gate pass.
And how can I prove that I am legitimately in the sterile area if I don't have a BP and TSA has taken my gate pass?