DFW airport first with the new inline baggage system that screen bags more than twice as fast as the current operations in place.
Paving the way for the use of similar inline baggage systems nationwide, DFW International Airport has launched the first phase of the Airport`s inline baggage system, which will be the world`s largest automated baggage screening system when it is fully implemented. The inline baggage system is designed to screen all 55,000 bags checked every day at DFW, without forcing passengers to carry their bags to a separate screening location at the Airport.
“Many of the security enhancements we`ve seen since 9/11 have added to the complexity of the traveling experience,” said Jim Crites, executive vice president of operations at DFW. “This system allows us to remove some of that complexity for the passenger, by allowing them to just drop off their bag at the airline ticket counter without taking part in any additional screening measures.”
Under the new system, checked bags are placed on a series of conveyor belts that automatically transport them to equipment used to scan for explosives. Travelers will be able to go directly to the TSA security checkpoint and their departure gate while their luggage is screened and moved to their flight.
The system at DFW is expected to save the TSA about $250-million over its first seven years of operation, according to a federal report published last month by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
