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New TSA service now available at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Staff Report //July 29, 2019//

New TSA service now available at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Staff Report //July 29, 2019//

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Columbia Metropolitan Airport is now offering TSA Precheck passengers the same security processing services regardless of lane of entry. The new blended lane system, recently introduced by the Transportation Security Administration, is designed to provide pre-approved passengers with the same security experience every time.

“Columbia Metropolitan Airport is pleased to be the first airport in the state to adopt this innovative security screening system by TSA,” Mike Gula, CAE executive director, said in a news release. “This year, we are on track to see major growth in our annual passenger traffic, and having an updated system like this in place will provide a more efficient process in getting passengers through the checkpoint and on their way with ease.”

If the standard TSA Precheck lane is closed, TSA Precheck passengers will receive the same precheck services through another lane designated as a blended lane. Precheck passengers will be given an identification card at the TSA check-in desk and will not have to remove their shoes, belts, jackets, TSA-compliant liquids or their laptops from bags.

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