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I don't have the data to back it up, but from what I have personally seen, the bottleneck is now predominantly the body scanner, mostly because many airports ar
by Thriptic 11y ago
I don't have the data to back it up, but from what I have personally seen, the bottleneck is now predominantly the body scanner, mostly because many airports are running a setup where they have two x-ray baggage detector lines feeding into one body scanner.
- rhino369 11y agoThe bottleneck is definitely the xray scanners. I've never seen the line be held up by people waiting for millimeter wave machine. Also, if that line gets even a little long, the TSA agent will wave people through the metal detector real quick. That said, things like taking your shoes off, taking your laptop out, removing belts, etc. really slow down the xray machine line.
- Thriptic 11y agoTo be fair my observations are solely based off n~= 20 flights through generally smaller airports, but I have seen extreme reluctance on the part of TSA staff to pass people through the metal detectors, especially during times like holidays. I do agree that the security theater surrounding the x-ray bag scanners is also a significant issue and might be the primary bottleneck at other airports or at different times.