The proposal would ask the airport to study whether private security contractors could operate screening checkpoints.
A member of the Atlanta City Council wants the city to explore whether private security companies could handle passenger screening at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport instead of federal officers from the Transportation Security Administration.
Councilman Byron Amos said recent problems with long security lines at the airport underscore the need to explore other options.
The proposal would ask the airport to study whether private security contractors could operate screening checkpoints under the federal government’s Screening Partnership Program.
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