New Airport Screening Tech Makes Things Easier At DIA

DENVER, CO – Denver International Airport announced a new passenger screening technology Monday that is designed to allow faster checkpoints and not be as strenuous on passengers.

The Transportation Security Administration unveiled the first "next generation Enhanced Advanced Imaging Technology" for checkpoint screening this week in the north checkpoint area at DIA.

The new technology uses "non-ionizing radio-frequency energy in the millimeter spectrum," to screen passengers for metallic and non-metallic weapons or other dangerous items, the airport said in a press release. The frequency meets national health and safety standards, the press release said.

Passengers no longer must raise their hands above their heads to be screened, but can maintain a "relaxed stance," and "can keep [their arms] down and close to their sides," the agency said.

The actual scan is faster too, and takes less than a second.

The new system is being tested and could eventually be put in place at all screening locations once the "Great Hall" renovation project is completed in late 2021.

Image via DIA

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