Security is something the airlines take very seriously,even more so after 9/11.Sun Coundtry Airlines is no exception.
Like other carriers,Sun Country is facing cost challenges greater than ever before.As a result,even basic security tools such as identification cards must be produced as cost effectively as possible.
Sun Country Airlines,purchased by MN Airlines in 2002,is a privately held,low-cost, low fare airline that flies Boeing 737 aircraft to 25 tourist destinations,including Dallas,Las Vegas,Los Angeles,Orlando,San Francisco,Mexico and the Virgin lslands. The airline uses photo ID cards for visual identification of its 700 U.S. employees,with a proximity feature that enables on-site access control. Today,there is one version of the card for general employees and another for ground security cordinators,with additional verions possible in the future,according to Kevin Bottemiller,Sun Country Airlines IT Project Manager
Until recently,Sun Country Airlines had been outsourcing the productionof its ID cards.Bottemiller was becoming dissatisfied with the cost and the delay. "Sometimes we would wait a week or more for the service bureau to print and mail our cards to us, "he said" We had to take our turn getting into the queue "This caused a problem for the hument resources manager as well,who worried about both turnaround time and security liability