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Pensacola Airport Travelers Advised To Arrive Two Hours Early As TSA Upgrades Begin
April 24, 2023
Pensacola International Airport travelers are encouraged to arrive at least two hours early to go through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint starting Monday, April 24, when TSA will begin replacing baggage screening equipment.
TSA will take one lane at a time out of service, replacing the current screening equipment with modern CT scanner technology that will improve the accuracy of scans, reduce the number of bags diverted for manual screening, and improve passenger throughput.
Each lane will take about three weeks for the equipment installation, so construction areas are expected to remain in the TSA checkpoint through the summer. This schedule was determined by TSA based on the availability of the equipment and contractor.
TSA will staff the checkpoint to maximize passenger screening during peak hours.
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6 Responses to “Pensacola Airport Travelers Advised To Arrive Two Hours Early As TSA Upgrades Begin”
There’s usually a lane that’s shut down anyways. It shouldn’t be that big of an impact. I’ve been flying that airport twice a month for 18 years.
TSA at Pensacola are the best agents. They are respectful and courteous. I travel through every two weeks and have never had any problem that I didn’t create. I appreciate them and their service.
Pensacola airport is a lovely facility. Travel through often. Yes, Pre check is the way to go. Personnel always efficient .
Wow, I’m really grateful to them for letting us know this! Good communication is always helpful when it comes to things like these.
If you want to feel like a RockStar at Pensacola International Airport, TSA Pre-Check is where it is at.
“This schedule was determined by TSA based on the availability of the equipment and contractor.”
In other words, they didn’t take into account this is a tourist town and summer is the busiest time of the year for the airport and doing it in January/February/March would have interrupted less traffic.
Also, summer vacation ends on labor day, 19 weeks from now. If it takes 3 weeks per lane, that is six lanes worth of time and our airport does not have 6 security lanes. You are lucky if 2 lanes are open. So there is something about this that doesn’t add up.