![]() ![]() Plan to arrive at PVD two hours prior to check in, check bags and complete security screening in time to avoid stressful sprints to the departure gate. Tip 2: Know before you go. Airports, like highways, have high traffic surges and construction delays. Check for prohibited items by using the “What Can I Bring?” page on TSA.gov. Technology and modifications help reduce the need for physical contact with TSA officers but, those who take time to come prepared for the TSA checkpoint are far more likely to avoid delay and physical contact. Tip 1: Pack smart start with empty bags. Airline passengers who pack for travel with empty bags are less likely to bring prohibited items through a TSA checkpoint. Here are some helpful TSA tools and travel tips: By being prepared, passengers can help simplify their travel experience. PVD travelers also play an important role in the security process. TSA strives to get travelers through the general security screening process in less than 30 minutes and through TSA PreCheck screening in less than 10 minutes. The busiest days to travel locally and nationally are Thursdays and Fridays as well as Sundays and Mondays. Passengers screened in security lanes with CT units do not need to remove their 3-1-1 bag, laptops or other electronics. These units provide TSA officers the ability to review a 3D image of passengers’ bags and simplify the search of the bag’s contents. This summer passengers flying out of PVD will encounter Computed Tomography x-ray scanners. ![]() “To help expedite the screening process, we ask that passengers have their IDs and boarding passes out and ready to present to the TSA officer who will then insert their ID into the Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) machine." ![]() “Daily passenger volumes at PVD TSA checkpoints are getting busier every week and our officers continue doing a great job ensuring passengers are efficiently processed through screening to reach their destination safely,” said Daniel Burche, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Rhode Island. TSA is confident passenger volume will hit 7,000 again this summer travel season at PVD. On Thursday, April 13, 2023, TSA screened more than 7,000 people at PVD. On PVD’s busiest days TSA officers are screening on average, more than 6,500 people a day. TSA anticipates that daily average passenger volumes at PVD will exceed those of last summer. Green International Airport (PVD) is prepared for a busy August. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Rhode Island T.F. ![]()
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