Kristi Noem Announces New Tsa Security Lane For Families And Military Members

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced connected Thursday that nan TSA will unfastened information lanes dedicated to families and subject work members.

“Families connected nan Fly" will create dedicated information lines for families pinch mini children and springiness families a $15 discount for TSA pre-check enrollment, Noem said astatine a property convention astatine Nashville International Airport.

The caller argumentation has already begun a aviator programme astatine an airdrome successful Orlando, Florida, location to Disney World, Noem added.

“This intends that erstwhile families travel into our airports and participate our TSA information checkpoints, they will person dedicated lanes circumstantial for families,” Noem said. “They’ll beryllium expanded areas that will springiness them nan use of recognizing that they person children pinch them, and will thief make judge that we person nan expertise to return attraction of them and their families arsenic they spell done this expedited process pinch their kiddos.”

The "Honor Lane," which will expedite information checkpoints for subject work members and their families, opened successful Nashville past month, Noem said. The caller subject lanes are disposable astatine 11 different airports and will grow elsewhere soon, peculiarly adjacent subject bases.

TSA will besides statesman offering Gold Star families TSA pre-check enrollment free of charge, she said.

"These tokens of gratitude are conscionable a mini magnitude of what we tin do successful this state to grant those who service successful our military, but besides them and their families, and admit their sacrifice," Noem said astatine a press conference astatine nan Nashville airport.

The caller information lanes travel amid broader changes to TSA policy

Earlier this month, Noem announced that travelers were nary longer required to return their shoes off while going done information checkpoints.

She addressed nan caller footwear argumentation connected Thursday.

“Ending nan shoes off, argumentation will alteration our rider hold times done our information checkpoints and it’ll make judge that it is simply a much pleasant and businesslike process for everybody,” Noem said.’

And earlier this week, Noem suggested that TSA mightiness alteration its argumentation connected really overmuch liquid passengers tin transportation successful their transportation connected luggage.

Currently, travelers tin transportation liquids successful travel-sized containers 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) aliases little per point successful their carry-on bag. Containers pinch larger magnitude of liquid must beryllium stowed distant successful checked suitcases.

TSA's liquid limitations were implemented pursuing a thwarted coercion plot to rustle up transatlantic airliners pinch liquid explosives successful 2006.