Originally Posted by
whimike
Security at the Tom Bradley International Terminal can be busy, there is a separate security area on the ground flood meant for passengers transiting that are arriving from the TBIT. This security screening area is much less crowded and is open to anybody. Hopefully this can help shave of some time.
Are you sure you're not confused with somewhere else? All transit/connecting pax (ie NZ1/NZ2) exit from CBP on the ground floor and go though the exact same TSA screening on L1 as everybody else. There are normally transit queues when busy for those who have a transit card from their airline.
When I flew through last week it's good to see new screening equipment now and they seem a lot more efficient.
If you're simply "connecting" from another flight you'll have no priority over anybody else.