US: Chicago airport security staffing to increase
The US govt is accelerating plans to add security staff and bomb-sniffing dogs at Chicago's 2 major airports after a "breakdown" earlier this week caused frustration and some passengers to miss flights. Long security lines at airports across the US recently have frayed tempers and led to calls for the govt to fix the problem. Passenger screening has slowed since TSA last year abandoned the 'PreCheck' lanes where officers would pull people randomly into faster but less rigorous lanes, after reports of screening lapses. However, TSA budget and staffing levels had been set assuming that PreCheck would be in effect, and that more people would sign up to it. As a result, the agency found itself without the resources to handle rising passenger traffic on US airlines, expected to be at an all-time high this summer. <br/>
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US: Chicago airport security staffing to increase
The US govt is accelerating plans to add security staff and bomb-sniffing dogs at Chicago's 2 major airports after a "breakdown" earlier this week caused frustration and some passengers to miss flights. Long security lines at airports across the US recently have frayed tempers and led to calls for the govt to fix the problem. Passenger screening has slowed since TSA last year abandoned the 'PreCheck' lanes where officers would pull people randomly into faster but less rigorous lanes, after reports of screening lapses. However, TSA budget and staffing levels had been set assuming that PreCheck would be in effect, and that more people would sign up to it. As a result, the agency found itself without the resources to handle rising passenger traffic on US airlines, expected to be at an all-time high this summer. <br/>
