The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will be one of 28 U.S. airports that will be added to the TSA’s new passenger screening program. The Associated Press reports that passengers in airlines frequent flyer programs won’t have to remove their belts or shoes. The program is expected to be implemented by the end of the year.
According to the AP story:
The program works this way: Participating travelers will walk through a dedicated lane at airport security checkpoints. They will provide the TSA officer with a specially marked boarding pass. A machine will read the barcode, and travelers deemed “low-risk,” will likely be allowed to keep on belts, shoes and jackets and leave laptops and liquids in bags when being screened.
Not everyone is eligible to participate in the program, which is already being tested at airports in Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Eligible travelers are some of those who participate in American and Delta airlines’ frequent flier programs, as well as travelers in three other trusted traveler programs, which do charge fees to participate.
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