Originally Posted by
PTravel
No offense, but I think this is going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back. With the new charges for checked bags (from which elites are exempt), all the Gomers and Kettles will be carrying on, placing a premium on bin space. Priority boarding will become a critical perk for frequent fliers. If TSA starts interfering with the boarding order by pulling over elites who then have to gate check bags, there's going to be trouble.
I'm sure you're a nice guy, but your agency has to be THE worst in the government -- all this dog-and-pony garbage for absolutely NO GAIN IN SAFETY OR SECURITY.
Well, I would explain how we currently do gate screening but it might be SSI and I don't want to get fired or something. But I will say it's not as thorough as the checkpoint screening and only takes a matter of seconds. Like has been stated before it is completely random and from what I've seen only a few passengers from each plane.
There's a MAJOR SOP change I haven't seen discussed yet but don't want to mention it myself due to it possibly being SSI until the end of the month. It means both good and bad news for the passengers.