New screening system could cut lines at airports

A new screening system could cut down on the long lines at the airport. The system would feature iris scanners to match a passenger's eye to his or her passport.

The International Air Transport Association unveiled a mock-up Tuesday in Singapore of what it dubbed the "Checkpoint of the Future."

There would also be information chips inside passports to identify passengers who may pose a security risk.

The TSA has been working for the last six months on developing a system that could differentiate passengers by security risk to cut down on needless checks and will likely start a pilot program this year in some airports that allows frequent flyers or other travelers with clean records to receive minimal checks.

Travelers would have to pass through one of three tunnels and be subject to different degrees of searches depending on their security risk.

The system could be up and running within five years.

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