Wednesday, November 30, 2005

San Jose Airport Becomes 2nd to Offer Express Screening

An AP newswire article by May Wong, via ABC News, reports that:

The international airport of Silicon Valley will soon become the nation's second airfield to offer a high-tech express lane for security checks.

The so-called "Registered Traveler" program offers airline passengers a prepaid, preapproved security pass complete with fingerprint and eye scans.

Enrolled passengers who pay a fee and get a background check and can bypass the airport's general security checkpoint, heading instead for a more exclusive security lane.

The program debuted at the Orlando International Airport in Florida, where more than 10,000 members pay a $79.95 annual fee. San Jose passengers will likely be charged a similar fee, said Rich Dressler, a spokesman for the San Jose airport.

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