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Airport Goodbyes Return to the Gate with New TSA PreCheck Program — but Not in Birmingham
The free pilot lets approved travelers meet or send off loved ones at gates and access terminal dining and shops, TSA said.
- The Transportation Security Administration launched the 'Gateside' program, allowing non-ticketed visitors to pass through security at more than a dozen airports and walk loved ones to departure gates.
- For more than two decades, airport security checkpoints have marked the place where families say goodbye, a separation that followed terrorist attacks in Sept. 2001.
- Visitors must hold TSA PreCheck eligibility and apply for a pass one to three days before their visit, with approved individuals undergoing security screening before reaching gates.
- Catherine Largent, a frequent traveler through Dallas, noted the program helps reduce airport overwhelm; Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport lacks the service, but families hope for expansion soon.
- The TSA plans to add more airports as the program rolls out nationwide, with Chris Cramer saying he is "excited that you take away some of those safety concerns.
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Airport goodbyes return to the gate with new TSA PreCheck program — but not in Birmingham
A new TSA PreCheck program is bringing back a pre-9/11 airport tradition: walking loved ones all the way to the gate. Here’s how Gateside works — and why Birmingham families hope their airport is next.
·Birmingham, United States
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More than two decades after the September 11 attacks brought sweeping restrictions on who could enter secure airport areas, some travelers will once again be able to walk loved ones to the gate without having a plane ticket of their own. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has launched Gateside by TSA PreCheck, a pilot program allowing approved, non-ticketed visitors to pass through security at thirteen U.S. airports. The program ma…
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