Originally Posted by
Bernoulli Fan
Are you kidding me? This has got to be a joke. A ramp agent causes a crash. Now pilots go through security while ramp agents continue to use a coded door? Seriously, whose rule is it? FAA or company? That is ridiculous.
It's called security theatre my friend. That rule had nothing to do with safety, but was put in place for public perception. The public is unlikely to notice Joe ramper in a security line, but Joe pilot sticks out like a sore thumb. All the while the flying public is thinking, "oh if the pilots are going thru security, then everyone must be and we must be safe!". If only they knew.....