Arkansas Airport Petitions to Permit Non-travelers Past the Security Checkpoint

Refusing to allow family and friends to escort passengers to the gate and pick them up from their arriving gate is just one more barrier to millions of infrequent travelers from getting back on planes. And airside vendors are suffering from the reduced traffic. One airport is seeking to change that.

    “The way we see it, as long as they are screened, they pose no threat,” [Airport Manager Kelly] Johnson said.

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