LAX Offers New Security Kiosks
Video by Madison Mills and Christina Cameron
LAX has revealed their new security kiosks for checking into the U.S. from international flights in an innovative and efficient way.
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Federal Customs Officer Hoffman, and the Deputy Executive Director of Operations and Emergency management were all present at the big unveiling.
The new kiosks can be used by up to 40 passengers at once. The goal is to significantly speed up the customs process. The process should take only 60 seconds.
After passengers manually submit their information and scan their passports, the kiosk prints a receipt, which is then checked by a customs official.
There are mixed reactions to the new procedure, and some passengers worry that their safety will be jeopardized by reducing a face-to-face customs interaction with these new machines.
On the other hand, Garcetti believes that this process is more secure. He thinks that since passengers will be inputting their own information, there is less room for error compared to when customs officials would be putting it in themselves. "They can focus on making sure this information is correct and spotting anything that looks out of the ordinary."
