New security screening line tested at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport

WATCH ABOVE: The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is testing a new pre-board screening line that is expected to speed-up wait times at airport security. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.

A trip to the airport is seldom a relaxing experience: crowded terminals can make the check-in process a difficult one, but the federal government is field-testing new technology to make the security screening process less of a chore.

CATSA Plus has been in place since the end of August in Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.

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“The goal of the CATSA Plus concept is to improve the passenger experience, to increase security at the checkpoint and also to improve the flow of passengers,” said Mathieu Larocque, a spokesperson for CATSA.

Several of the elements of the new system have been tested separately in different airports around the country.

Trudeau airport is the first to roll out the system’s full functionality

The new test lane features motorized rollers to ensure passengers always have bins at hand, a remote X-ray viewing room where several officers can screen bags free from distractions and a separate station where passengers can repack their bags without slowing down the line.

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