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TSA's new airport security prototype is like a self-checkout at a grocery store
Passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas will be the
first to use a new prototype airport security system, which has been compared to
the self-checkout at a grocery store.


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TSA UNVEILS A PROTOTYPE SELF-SERVICE AIRPORT CHECKPOINT SECURITY SCREENING
SYSTEM

March 7, 20246:45 PM ET

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Diba Mohtasham

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The new airport security prototype has a video monitor that provides
step-by-step instructions for passengers to complete screening at their own
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TSA at Harry Reid International Airport at Las Vegas


The new airport security prototype has a video monitor that provides
step-by-step instructions for passengers to complete screening at their own
pace.

TSA at Harry Reid International Airport at Las Vegas

An experimental self-service screening system for airport security checkpoints
is being unveiled for testing starting this month, the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) announced on Wednesday in a press release.

TSA PreCheck passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas —
which has the one and only "Innovation Checkpoint" — will be the first to have
the option to use the new system, which has been compared to the self-checkout
at a grocery store.


NATIONAL


TSA FOUND RECORD NUMBER OF FIREARMS AT AIRPORT CHECKPOINTS IN 2023. MOST WERE
LOADED

"The prototype has a video monitor that provides step-by-step instructions for
passengers to complete screening at their own pace," according to the release.

It eliminates the need for Transportation Security Officers (TSO) to pick up
carry-on bags and trays as well as the need to move passengers to a secondary
screening if a bag triggers an alarm. Typically there are five to seven TSOs at
each checkpoint, but for the self-service screening system prototype, there will
be two.

Essentially, the system incorporates primary and secondary screening in the same
conveyor belt system.

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Passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas will be the
first to use the new system, which has been compared to the self-checkout at a
grocery store. TSA at Harry Reid International Airport at Las Vegas hide caption

toggle caption
TSA at Harry Reid International Airport at Las Vegas


Passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas will be the
first to use the new system, which has been compared to the self-checkout at a
grocery store.

TSA at Harry Reid International Airport at Las Vegas

But some aviation security experts express skepticism. Jeff Price says that
while he is happy with the automated systems in place as well as upgraded
screening equipment, he believes that having fewer officers at the checkpoint
will cause problems.



"I'm really not a proponent of letting people just wander through a checkpoint
and figure it out for themselves," he said. "You're going to watch the lines
back up out the door."

He says the video instruction available will likely be insufficient, as leisure
passengers who travel perhaps once a year will need someone in person explaining
what to do.


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IT WAS SHOES ON, NO BOARDING PASS OR ID. BUT AIRPORT SECURITY FOREVER CHANGED ON
9/11

Price adds that reducing security personnel at the checkpoint reduces "the
number of eyes on people that could be watching for suspicious activity."

At the moment, the technology is just a prototype and not being deployed
anywhere else, a TSA spokesperson says. It's also purely optional.

"The number of airline passengers continues to increase year-over-year, creating
a need for innovative screening solutions that enhance transportation security
and make traveling more efficient," said U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Under Secretary for Science and Technology Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov in the
statement.

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