Miami International Airport rolls out new high-tech security checkpoint

The Miami International Airport installed seven computed tomography (CT) scanners at six Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints.

With these changes, passengers traveling through a lane with a CT scanner will be permitted to leave laptops and other electronic devices in their carry-on bags.

“These new scanners from the TSA are helping us streamline and expedite the screening process for our passengers, at a time in air travel when a smooth-flowing checkpoint has never been more important,” Lester Sola, MIA Director and CEO said. “We are proud to be among the first U.S. airports to receive this expansion of CT technology by the TSA.”

The new technology also provides improved explosive detection screening. It creates a 3-D image that can be viewed and rotated on three axes for thorough visual analysis by a TSA officer.

“TSA is committed to installing technology that reduces physical contact, enhances security, and improves the screening experience,” Daniel Ronan, TSA’s federal security director for MIA, said. “CT technology enhances TSA’s threat detection capability by allowing our frontline workforce to use the 3-D feature to spin an image and determine if a threat is present without opening the bag.”

These seven units join three others previously at the Miami International Airport. It is one of the first airports in the country to begin rolling out this technology in TSA checkpoints. TSA is focused on deploying additional CT systems in airports as soon as possible.