TSA innovations can make Thanksgiving more difficult

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Millions of travelers face endless lines at the airport check-in line on this holiday weekend, as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implements new security measures at airports throughout the country.

According to TSA estimates, from 17 to 29 in November more than 26 of millions of passengers will take advantage of airline services, which is 5% more than last year.

It is expected that Sunday after Thanksgiving will be one of the five busiest days in TSA history.

According to the Chicago Aviation Department, it is expected that O'Hare and Midway International Airports in Chicago will be among the busiest in the country.

Thanksgiving is the first major holiday after the TSA announced new inspection procedures that require passengers to “remove electronics larger than a mobile phone from their carry-on baggage and place it in a container” for x-rays.

The newly appointed TSA administrator, David Pekoske, said security measures could lead to "a slight increase in latency."

«Процедура новая, — сказал Пекоске. — Это внове для пассажиров и для наших сотрудников безопасности».

To make sure that travelers will not miss their flights, TSA advises passengers to be at the airport two hours before departure for domestic flights and three hours earlier for international flights.

These measures were first tested at 10 airports, including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Logan International Airport (BOS), Phoenix International Airport Sky harbor (PHX), Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).

The TSA announced that the new measures were recently implemented at airports throughout the country, including Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) in Florida, William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) in Texas, and Ted Stevens-Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Alaska.

TSA employees may also ask passengers to remove food and other items from their carry-on baggage to help them better view their bags. Passengers were advised to make their hand luggage easily accessible for inspection in order to shorten the waiting time.

New security measures do not apply to passengers registered in TSA PreCheckthat use pretest lines.

The changes take effect after a recent TSA investigation, which found that the screening equipment does not work in about 80% of cases. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also confirmed that inspectors “have identified vulnerabilities to performance, screening equipment and related procedures.”

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