TSA Major Airport Security Change: Non-Ticketed Visitors Can Now Access Gates at These 13 Airports

More than 20 years after the September 11 attacks led to tight restrictions on airport access, a new pilot program is bringing back a piece of the old normal, letting some people without a plane ticket walk through security to see off or greet loved ones at the gate.

The Transportation Security Administration has rolled out a pilot called Gateside by TSA PreCheck, which allows approved visitors who are not flying to clear security at a select group of airports, according to Newsweek. It represents a partial rollback of one of the most noticeable security changes to come out of the post 9/11 era, which limited access beyond checkpoints to ticketed travelers and a narrow set of authorized individuals.

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The list also covers Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport in California, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, San Diego International Airport in California, and Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah.

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