By Brian Sherrod | CBS Colorado
The Transportation Security Administration tells CBS Colorado they are expecting the 4th of July holiday week to be the busiest on record for them. The TSA tells CBS Colorado on June 30 security workers screened more than 86,000 people at the Denver International Airport. That was their fourth busiest day.
CBS Colorado First Alert Traffic Tracker Reporter Brian Sherrod took a tour with the TSA to show how the agency hopes to get travelers to the lines faster. The TSA is using face recognition machines. The machines scan your government ID for basic information including your name and age and it reveals your boarding information in 10 seconds. The TSA tells CBS Colorado the airport is one of the first across the country that utilizes this technology.
Even with this new technology, the TSA is still seeing common mistakes that can cause delays. This includes passengers not having their IDs out to get checked and people carrying bottles of water in their bags.