SFO: TSA now Pre-checking I/D's & BP's while in line but before reaching the TDC?
Jul 11, 2011, 9:35 pm
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Yawn, yawn - Wish I had time to worry about this kind of stuff, but I don't.
Jul 11, 2011, 11:53 pm
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I always find SFO TSA staff to be some of the easiest to deal with despite all the circus type changes lately. I never stress going through SFO UA checkpoints as I do at some other airports. Recently tried the Intl UA C/P and had to opt out. Staff were not intrusive and very chatty. This new rule seems weirdly repetive but not worth stressing over
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Jul 12, 2011, 12:35 am
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Jul 12, 2011, 7:51 am
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I always find SFO TSA staff to be some of the easiest to deal with despite all the circus type changes lately. I never stress going through SFO UA checkpoints as I do at some other airports. Recently tried the Intl UA C/P and had to opt out. Staff were not intrusive and very chatty. This new rule seems weirdly repetive but not worth stressing over
Just my 2 cents
Just my 2 cents
Jul 12, 2011, 7:52 am
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Jul 12, 2011, 10:16 am
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Jul 12, 2011, 1:42 pm
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Jul 12, 2011, 7:59 pm
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I would call it a "layer of stupidity".
Jul 12, 2011, 9:15 pm
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The current setup is that you show your boarding pass to someone (a contracted employee from some company other than Covenant) to be admitted to the line. Midway through the line, a Covenant employee checks both your boarding pass and ID. A few feet further, another Covenant employee checks your boarding pass and ID. Then you get to go through the metal detector, etc.
Setting aside the inconvenience and annoyance, why are we bearing this cost?
Jul 12, 2011, 10:02 pm
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I have seen the ID checked twice here and there around the country. It think it is of limited value itself, but remember that TSA has told us they intentionally vary their procedures from time to time and place to place. To vary them. Maybe that is what is going on here with the private force at SFO.
Jul 12, 2011, 10:51 pm
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I have seen the ID checked twice here and there around the country. It think it is of limited value itself, but remember that TSA has told us they intentionally vary their procedures from time to time and place to place. To vary them. Maybe that is what is going on here with the private force at SFO.
Both provide the same amount of randomness with exactly the same results.
Jul 13, 2011, 12:01 am
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Jul 13, 2011, 3:41 am
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I have seen the ID checked twice here and there around the country. It think it is of limited value itself, but remember that TSA has told us they intentionally vary their procedures from time to time and place to place. To vary them. Maybe that is what is going on here with the private force at SFO.
Bruce
Jul 13, 2011, 5:29 am
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These additional employment "opportunities" are the real reason for much of the TSA's nonsense, IMO.
Dave