United Airlines has opened automated security
screening lanes at the Terminal 1 TSA Precheck checkpoint at Chicago's O'Hare
International Airport, a United hub. The lanes allow five travelers to fill bins
at the same time, and a conveyer system returns the empty bins. The lanes are
designed to speed up the process for travelers. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said
that, over the last several months, peak-hour security wait times at O'Hare
have dropped from 104 minutes to "some of the shortest in the country
among major airports." United launched automated lanes in Los Angeles last
month and will open lanes at Newark Liberty International Airport within two weeks.