00:00TSA says seven airports will get new pre-check lanes within six weeks,
00:03but travelers still do not know which airports or what changes first.
00:08At an Airports Council International Conference, TSA Chief David Cummins outlined the rollout on
00:13October 6. He said the lanes bundle e-gates, body scanners, and AI-assisted bag screening.
00:19Cummins said they should move twice as many passengers as current pre-check lanes.
00:24He also put the equipment package at $4 million per lane set,
00:27and he projected a three-year payback from operating savings and enrollment fee revenue.
00:32TSA is asking Congress and the administration to fund the lanes as a start.
00:37The agency also wants about 20 million more members over three years.
00:41That would take pre-check from roughly 50 million people today.
00:45Cummins said staffing needs fewer officers per checkpoint, but he ruled out layoffs.
00:49Instead, TSA plans to shrink staffing through attrition, which he said runs 15% to 20%.
00:55For now, current 3.4-ounce liquids rules still stand.
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