TSA’s new remote screening pilot already needs a rework
The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new remote screening pilot program at Boston's Logan International Airport, allowing passengers to be screened in Framingham and then take a bus to the airport. The program aims to improve efficiency in airport screening procedures, but it already needs a rework due to potential security risks and logistical issues. The pilot program may not maintain the same standard of security as traditional airport screening terminals, and ideal conditions are rarely present all the time.
- ▪The remote screening pilot program is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Port Authority and the Transportation Security Administration.
- ▪Passengers flying out of Boston Logan on Delta or JetBlue can be screened in Framingham and then take a bus to the airport for a fee of $9, plus $7 per day parking.
- ▪The program may process as many as 1 percent of Boston Logan's departing passengers, with minimal effect on airport security checkpoint passenger flow and waiting times.
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Opinion>Opinions - National Security The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill TSA’s new remote screening pilot already needs a rework Comments: by Sheldon H. Jacobson, opinion contributor - 05/27/26 10:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Sheldon H. Jacobson, opinion contributor - 05/27/26 10:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied Getty Images Aircraft departing Boston’s Logan International Airport. Boston skyline in background. The Massachusetts Port Authority is participating in a new pilot program, in conjunction with the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to improve efficiency in airport screening procedures.
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