The benefits of investing in a great travel backpack are numerous. In most instances, they’re just as roomy as your carry-on, with the added perks of allowing for easy access to essentials (no need to unveil the entire contents of your bag to the airport while digging about for your phone charger when you’ve got plenty of pockets to utilize). With a backpack, you can head off to your airport gate with both hands-free for your coffee and boarding pass. And they’re a much better option for hiking and camping trips; nobody wants to lug a suitcase across soggy grass or bumpy terrain.
Security in 12 Seconds? A New TSA PreCheck Screening Upgrade Will Get You Through Faster Than Ever
15.12.2023 - 00:03 / afar.com / Tsa Precheck / John Fortune
TSA PreCheck, an expedited security program for trusted travelers, has long been an attractive option for fliers who want to get to their gate faster and easier. However, starting next year, having the program’s logo on your boarding pass could net you an additional perk: the ability to breeze through entirely self-service TSA security lines.
Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will be rolling out self-service screening systems, starting at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2024, for TSA PreCheck passengers to “complete the screening process with minimal to no assistance from transportation security officers.”
The new tech-driven solution, called Screening at Speed, comes at a time when the number of air travelers is beginning to exceed prepandemic levels, according to the science and technology arm of DHS. It is working to enhance security screening processes in light of the rising number of airport passengers without putting too much strain on TSA staffing resources.
Screening at Speed builds on the launch of TSA’s self-service facial recognition technology, which was introduced at select airports this past summer and eliminates the need for TSA agents to check IDs and boarding passes. Like the facial recognition program, Screening at Speed allows fliers to scan their own ID, after which a photo is taken of the passenger and biometric technology is used to confirm their identity and their flight details.
A prototype developed by the company Vanderlande will be installed at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas in January 2024.
Courtesy of Vanderlande
For now, Screening at Speed will only be available to TSA PreCheck passengers, who will be able to screen their own carry-on luggage by placing it in an inspection pod. If there are no issues with their bag (say, no bottle of wine or another item TSA won’t allow them to bring onboard), they’ll be able to collect their bags and continue onward. Only if there’s a problem, a TSA agent would step in to address it, as they normally would. Agents will also be available to answer questions about how the process works.
“Like self-ordering kiosks at fast-food and sit-down restaurants, self-service screening allows passengers in the Trusted Traveler Program to complete the security screening process on their own,” John Fortune, manager of the Screening at Speed program, said in a press release. “Travelers will use passenger and carry-on screening systems at individual consoles or screening lanes themselves, reducing the number of pat downs and bag inspections transportation security officers need to perform and freeing their time to be reallocated to the busier aspects of screening operations.
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