Originally Posted by guflyer

I flew out of MDW today and noticed that the line configuration has changed. Instead of a bunch of long lines to the metal detectors and one body scanner, (with the individual lines starting before the ticket document checkers), there is now one line after the ticket document checkers that leads to all of the security lanes (except for the elite lane). Additionally, I noticed that the metal detector in the far left lane was now closed and there was a person trying to direct people to particular lanes. Does anyone know how long that this has been in place and whether this is a permanent change? Fortunately, there is still only one body scanner, but I worry that this setup may make it harder to avoid it in the future, especially on days with light traffic.