“We want our customers to have the very best experience passing through the airports where we operate, and that includes the amount of time it takes to clear security”.
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A TSA spokesman said this assignment occurs “only in a small percentage of cases” and doesn’t significantly affect wait times.
The airline will debut this technology at four different airports in America, including Miami International Airport, this fall. Delta Airlines donated the funds to set up two such lanes at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in May, helping ease the congestion at the world’s busiest air travel hub. “To ensure that we remain up-to-date in an evolving threat environment, TSA continues to test and deploy state-of-the-art technologies”.
Passengers step up to one of several stations on the security line to load their belongings into bins that are 25 percent larger. “I also salute TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger and his leadership team for ably navigating the agency during these very demanding times”.
American, the nation’s No. 1 airline by traffic, is spending $21 million this year on helping the TSA with these nonsecurity duties.
Working in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration, American also plans to deploy computed tomography technology at a TSA screening checkpoint.
New airport technology is coming to Phoenix Sky Harbor.
“The technology – which already exists for checked luggage but is being trialed for the first time for carry-on – will mean that customers can leave liquid, gels, aerosols and laptops in their carry-on bags”, Tracey’s statement continued.
The advanced equipment in the automated lanes offers a number of unique features created to improve the screening of travelers by automating numerous functions now conducted manually, allowing passengers to move more swiftly through the checkpoint.
American will spend $5 million on the changes, said the airline’s chief operating officer, Robert Isom, in a letter to employees. The conveyor with other passengers’ bags keeps moving, rather than stopping as it does under the current system when a red flag is raised.
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This spring, long lines at TSA checkpoints made many miss their flights or even sleep in airports.
