Government Eases Airport Parking, Screening Rules
Some Closed Lots Will Reopen
POSTED: 11:38 a.m. EST December 9, 2002
WASHINGTON -- Airline travelers who find themselves stacked up even before boarding the airplane may be getting relief soon.
Starting Monday, the federal government will ease some of the security measures imposed since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Officials will open parking lots at the country's biggest airports that have been off-limits because of worries about car bombs.
There will also be changes in the way air travelers are screened after they pass through security checkpoints. Under the revised procedure, fewer people will be screened a second time at randomly selected gates.
As a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration put it: "We're trying to avoid screening Grandma two or three times as she makes her way home for the holidays."
The government also provides a list of travel tips to help things move smoothly at the airport.
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