US TSA: Not considering reducing security screening at smaller airports
The US TSA is disputing reports the agency is considering curbing passenger screening at more than 150 small- and medium-sized airports across the US. The reports allege a TSA working group is examining a proposal to save US$115m annually by cutting screening at airports serving aircraft with 60 or fewer seats. A TSA spokesman said the proposal amounted to an “exercise from a pre-decisional budget meeting,” and denied the agency was actively considering such a move. He said that TSA would have to complete impact and risk assessments before reducing service—assessments the agency reportedly has no plans to undertake. The TSA also described reports criticising the agency’s “Quiet Skies” program as “misleading,” arguing the program “does not target ordinary or normal citizens.” <br/>
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US TSA: Not considering reducing security screening at smaller airports
The US TSA is disputing reports the agency is considering curbing passenger screening at more than 150 small- and medium-sized airports across the US. The reports allege a TSA working group is examining a proposal to save US$115m annually by cutting screening at airports serving aircraft with 60 or fewer seats. A TSA spokesman said the proposal amounted to an “exercise from a pre-decisional budget meeting,” and denied the agency was actively considering such a move. He said that TSA would have to complete impact and risk assessments before reducing service—assessments the agency reportedly has no plans to undertake. The TSA also described reports criticising the agency’s “Quiet Skies” program as “misleading,” arguing the program “does not target ordinary or normal citizens.” <br/>
