TSA Considers Dropping Passenger Screening at 150 Smaller Airports
The TSA is considering eliminating passenger screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports across the U.S., CNN reports. The proposal would mark a major change for U.S. air travel following 9/11, especially as screening measures for items such as laptops and tablets are increasing.
“Internal documents from a TSA working group say the proposal to cut screening at small and some medium-sized airports serving aircraft with 60 seats or fewer could bring a ‘small (non-zero) undesirable increase in risk related to additional adversary opportunity,’” CNN reports.