ALERT: Minneapolis- MSP Airport Down to One Security Checkpoint (August 22, 2017)
August 22, 2017
Travel Alert – Minneapolis: MSP Airport Down to One Security Checkpoint
General airline passengers traveling to or from MSP International Airport will only have access to one (1) security lane for the next three weeks.
Travelers should plan to arrive at least two hours prior to any domestic flight. TSA Precheck will remain available at all check points.
According to the MSP International Airport’s website:
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 22, Terminal 1-Lindbergh’s South Security Checkpoint at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will partially close while new automated security equipment is installed. Lanes that remain open will be for TSA Pre-Check users only.
Construction and testing of the automated security lanes will take approximately three weeks. The work was timed to occur after the busy summer travel season to minimize disruption to travelers. Passengers continue to be advised to arrive at the airport two hours before a domestic flight or three hours before an international flight.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting:
Passengers flying out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport may need extra time to pass through security as all the general lanes at the south security checkpoint in Terminal 1 will be closed for the next three weeks.
Lanes at the South checkpoint used by TSA Pre-Check passengers will stay open while all other passengers will be directed to use the North checkpoint, airport officials said.
Starting Tuesday, crews will begin installing four “innovation lanes,” which will automate many of the functions currently done manually. During construction, passengers are advised to arrive two hours early for domestic flights and three hours for international flights.
Delta Air Lines, the dominant carrier at the airport, requested that the lanes be added to the south security checkpoint.
Automated security lanes will be added to the north checkpoint next year.
Automated security lanes debuted last spring at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Since then, innovation lanes have been installed in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, along with Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Newark, N.J., and Phoenix.
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