Originally Posted by
TurboFan
I despise TSA screeners as much as the next guy, but it's my understanding that it is a combination of company policy and international security regulations, not a TSA regulation. I very well could be wrong, but during a conversation with a DHS employee (not a screener btw) I was told that TSA has no issues with it and that it is purely a company/foreign relations issue.
No, TSA forbids anyone other than assigned crew (ie check airman/relief pilot) from occupying the actual JS inbound to the US. Not sure about outbound, but obviously the destination country might have a say in that.