Effective immediately, teenagers aged 13-17 can now accompany TSA PreCheck enrolled parents or guardians through TSA PreCheck screening when traveling on the same reservation and when the TSA PreCheck indicator appears on the teen’s boarding pass.
Previously, children 12 and under have been permitted to use the TSA PreCheck lane when traveling with an eligible parent or guardian on the same itinerary. More than 15 million people nationwide have enrolled in TSA PreCheck and regularly enjoy the expedited screening process when they travel. TSA PreCheck expedites a traveler’s airport security checkpoint screening process and allows travelers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belt, keep their laptop in its case and their travel size liquids, gels and aerosols in a carry-on. Because of these peaks, TSA is advising all travelers to plan ahead and arrive early to complete every step of the airport travel process. “TSA will keep our security checkpoints staffed and utilize a variety of security assets including our explosive detection canines to ensure smooth travels for all.”ĭue consistently high passenger volumes at HNL and other Hawaii airports, there will be periods during the day when the number of passengers who need to be screened by TSA may exceed the capacity of the security checkpoint. That is why TSA began working on its summer travel staffing plan months ago to ensure that we would be prepared for high numbers of travelers - whether residents or tourists - who will come to our security checkpoints and expect high levels of security, efficient operations and a dose of Aloha,” said TSA Federal Security Director for Hawaii and the Pacific Nanea Vasta. Air travel is back and it will continue to grow. “The rest of the country is finally catching up to what we have been seeing in Hawaii for some time. We anticipate that daily passenger screening volumes will continue to increase to an average 2.5 million people per day.
Since the spring break travel period, TSA has screened a minimum 2 million travelers per day nationwide, which is 100 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Nationally, TSA is anticipating a significant increase in air travel volumes this summer. TSA strives to get travelers through the general security screening process in less than 30 minutes and through TSA PreCheck screening in less than 10 minutes. The busiest days to travel locally and nationally are Thursdays and Fridays as well as Sundays and Mondays. The busiest times at HNL checkpoints are generally 10:00 a.m. At Hawaii’s commercial airports, TSA screened more than 200,000 departing travelers during the holiday weekend at the Hawaiian airports, with the greatest number - more than 113,000 - being screened at Daniel K. The summer travel season officially kicked off on Memorial Day weekend when TSA screened 9.8 million travelers over the four-day holiday weekend at more than 430 airports nationwide. TSA is committed to staffing the security checkpoints at all airports based on the number of travelers projected to depart the airports at various times during the day. With high passenger volumes, officials with TSA are encouraging travelers to plan ahead and be prepared for the air travel experience. HONOLULU - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a record number of people will be screened through security checkpoints at Hawaii’s airports and at airports nationwide this summer, surpassing 2019 pre-pandemic volumes.
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