By Daniel Pipes
DanielPipes.org
Finally, a first sensible step toward airplane security in the United States.
It's got a cumbersome bureaucratic name ("Expedited Screening Pilot Program") as well as a shortened name for public use: "TSA Pre√," (pronounced, one assumes, "t-s-a pre-check").
Starting with two airlines (Delta and American) at four airports (Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, and Miami), airline passengers in various "trusted traveler" programs (Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI) are eligible for expedited screening through designated screening lanes and for other future benefits, such as keeping shoes on, leaving liquids and a computer in their bag, and keeping on jackets and belts.
About time. Maybe this will be a move in the direction away from TSA's insistence on security theater.
Related Links
The Future Of Airport Security: Thermal Lie-Detectors And Cloned Sniffer Dogs - KMGH Denver TSA's Expedited Screening Pilot Program - GlobalEntry.gov TSA Nears A Goal: Letting You Keep Your Shoes On - NPR Pistole: Security clearance holders could get expedited airport security - Fierce Homeland Security TSA to expand pre-check program 'as broadly as possible' - USA Today
