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TSA Brings Back Gate Access for some People without Plane Tickets 25 Years After 9/11
Eligible travelers can enter secure gate areas without a boarding pass after online approval, and TSA says the free program is live at 13 airports.
- The Transportation Security Administration launched a program allowing eligible TSA PreCheck members without tickets to enter secure gate areas at 13 U.S. airports, reviving a practice that largely disappeared after the 9/11 attacks 25 years ago this week.
- Airport security checkpoints became the 'end of the line' for non-flyers shortly after the 9/11 attacks, when authorities implemented strict restrictions on access to secure terminal areas to enhance passenger safety.
- Participants must apply online one to three days in advance and receive approval before entering through security; the program is free for eligible TSA PreCheck members, who must still undergo standard screening procedures.
- Traveler Rich Thompson said current changes move security closer to pre-9/11 policies, noting that improved technology now allows the agency to loosen rules without compromising safety.
- The agency plans to expand the program to more airports in the coming months, though participation remains optional; Tampa International Airport opted out after Chief Operating Officer John Tiliacos said they were not satisfied with the technology.
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TSA began to allow people without a plane ticket to cross security control and reach the boarding gates.
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No ticket, no problem: prior to 9/11, gate access was common worldwide. 25 years later, it shows how aviation safety has changed.
·Essen, Germany
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TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/11
Airport security checkpoints have been the end of the line since soon after the 9/11 attacks for most friends and relatives who want to see off departing passengers. That is changing at some U.S. airports.
·East Providence, United States
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