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Airport changes luggage screening

TSA officer Cindy Spencer sorts through luggage to be screened at a temporary check station on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Wash. The airport is makeing changes to Concourse C., which has led to a redirection of checked baggage by passengers. For now, passengers will carry bags to this temporary check station that is used to screen for explosives. The temporary arrangement is making room for reconstruction on the back side of concourse where a new baggage check system is being installed. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354

Air travelers in Spokane are seeing changes in the way they check their bags at Concourse C at Spokane International Airport.

Travelers on Alaska and American airlines now have to carry their checked bags to a temporary baggage screening unit recently set up in the lobby of Concourse C.

The units were undergoing testing and training last week and are scheduled to go into full service on April 15. They are expected to remain in place through June 9.

This means that travelers will have to carry or roll their luggage to the screening machines after checking in for their flight and getting their bags tagged for their destination.

Porters will be available to help persons who have physical limitations and cannot carry their bags, officials said/ Mike Prager , SR. More here.

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