Delta launches remote baggage screening for faster connections in Atlanta
Delta and Korean Air customers flying from Seoul to Atlanta and Delta customers flying from London Heathrow to Atlanta and onward to connecting Delta flights no longer need to collect and recheck their bags at U.S. customs due to a new program and collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the South Korean and U.K. governments.
The benefit also applies to passengers flying from South Korea who start their travel in other cities and connect via Seoul Incheon, according to Korean Air.
Delta estimates the new process could save customers up to 25 minutes.
In addition, Delta customers connecting in Atlanta from London Heathrow on select flights will be able to bypass additional TSA screening and proceed to their connecting gate, saving up to 45 minutes, Delta said. This offering will roll out to all flights from Heathrow to Atlanta flights in the coming weeks. This benefit has been available since February for customers traveling from Atlanta and connecting in Heathrow.
To qualify for the bypassed screening, Delta customers must be enrolled in Global Entry or use the Mobile Passport Control app.
The initiative is part of the One-Stop Security pilot program, which Congress established in 2022. The TSA and CBP are leading the program, and the first inbound implementation began last month on American flights to Dallas-Fort Worth from Heathrow.
A related trial for flyers arriving at Heathrow and then connecting on to a third country began Feb. 4. Eligible passengers either arrived from Dallas on American or from Atlanta on Delta or Virgin Atlantic.
Source: Business Travel News
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