www.AmericanSecurityToday.com 2020 - Edition 47
Pat-down procedures are used by TSA screeners to determine if prohibited items or other
threats to transportation security are concealed on the person, however, in the post-
COVID aviation environment, airports and airlines are embracing “contactless” travel
procedures, including airport temperature checks and self-service biometrics.
Why is TSA Doing Pat Downs at U.S.
Aviation Checkpoints During COVID?
OpEd by Mitchell Brown, former
U.S. TSA Federal Security Director
After months in which most
Americans simply stopped
flying due to COVID-19,
there are encouraging signs
that US air travel is recovering.
Americans are returning to
airports.
Much of the credit goes to airports
and airlines, which have
implemented aggressive
cleaning and social distancing
measures to reassure passengers
that flying is safe.
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