You won't need a ticket to get to the Airmall

[Enough_Already]

Originally Posted by PITairport

Recent terrorist attacks at airports (Moscow and Brussels for example) have been at the landside pre-security areas. At Pittsburgh I notice "meeters and greeters" congregate around the security area waiting for their arriving people to come through. Not only does this clog up an already small area but IMO produces a larger target for a hypothetical terrorist attack. Better to get these people through security to minimize both issues.

Again, this policy will make it easier for a rogue terrorist to get closer to were the planes are boarded with very little gain. Most of the people without tickets going through security will be people meeting passengers and that one terrorist. The people going to the airport to shop will be negligible in number. Why not implement a system where the people meeting passengers get a pass similar to the boarding pass? This policy is just asking for trouble with little gain. Why soften security with little benefit from doing so?

[PITairport]

Originally Posted by Enough_Already

Again, this policy will make it easier for a rogue terrorist to get closer to were the planes are boarded with very little gain.

-A $99 airline ticket is not going to dissuade a rogue terrorist.

Originally Posted by Enough_Already

Most of the people without tickets going through security will be people meeting passengers and that one terrorist. The people going to the airport to shop will be negligible in number. Why not implement a system where the people meeting passengers get a pass similar to the boarding pass? This policy is just asking for trouble with little gain. Why soften security with little benefit from doing so?

-A system where a pass is required is exactly what they are doing! Everyone goes through security.

If the issue is a rogue terrorist gaining access to the planes the issue would be with the security screening itself. That's a whole different topic.