Over the last five years, security at our nation’s airports has changed substantially, with passengers now coping on a daily basis with new and oftentimes cumbersome security requirements. While the government had taken some steps to alleviate the frustrations faced by the traveling public, too little attention has been paid to new ideas that can facilitate movement through airports.
The private-sector led Registered Traveler program, which NBTA strongly endorses, suffers from tepid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) support and a lack of defined security benefits. Because this program is a potential productivity enhancing tool for “road-warriors”, NBTA will continue pressing the Department of Homeland security to define benefits and set a path for their implementation, while also urging airports to adopt this critical risk-management program. Additionally, NBTA will work with Members of Congress to conduct rigorous oversight of this program so that it is effectively expanded across the nation. NBTA will aggressively push TSA and Congress to make this the year when RT is expanded to a critical mass of airports and participants.
For additional information, please contact Shane Downey at sdowney@nbta.org.