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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 7:09 pm
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Originally Posted by coastda
PDX is generally a truly excellent airport so I was surprised when an extra surly TSA "agent" curtly told me they were gone and then handed me a card which I presume will get me extra humiliation
Plus there is only one TSA line operational at 5 pm with over 100 waiting passengers
If airlines lose business thank the "security theater " of TSA.
TSA doesn't operate premium security, it operates security checkpoints. Depending on the airport and the layout, it's up to the carrier(s) / airport authority to operate the "premium" aspect of access. That's why there's an airline / airport / contractor employee checking BP's at the end of premium checkpoints.

This represents a determination by the relevant carriers & PDX that premium security isn't worth operating.
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