AA Pays $4 Million for TSA Contract Workers

In hopes of remedying the long lines at Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) checkpoints, American Airlines is spending $4 million to hire contract workers at its domestic hubs and gateways.

“The money will fund contract staff to relieve TSA officers from non-screening functions, like bin running and queue management, so that TSA officers can focus solely on the screening and security aspects of their jobs,” said the airline’s CEO, Robert Isom, in a letter addressed to employees Wednesday.

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