A short time agoás, we talk about the new mandatory controls for all passengers traveling from Ecuador to the United States, then ¿cóWhat are the controls on flights to the United States??
The 19 July betweenó new controls on hand luggage for flights to the United States in force in Quito and Guayaquil promoted by the TSA – Transportation Security Administration, but the scope and cómo seríto carried out, we couldn't meet him at this time.
Taking advantage of my flight from Quito to Fort Lauderdale with JetBlue, I was able to see first-hand the new controls, focused on electrical equipmentóonly ones of the passengers who carry in their hand luggage. The procedure is like thisí:
- Controls are not carried out on all passengers.
- Passengers designated for controls are chosen at random.
- Once they have the list and 30 minutes before boarding, the selected ones are called over the loudspeakers.
- Son 15 passengers per flight (they can be más the least secúin the occupationón).
- Checks are carried out in order of call.
- During the control, each passenger is asked to remove their shoes and open each of their personal items.
- Private security personnel, checká hand luggage manually.
- Spaghettién, security personnel performá a field test with a reagent thatímonkey looking for drugs in hand luggage with special equipment (It is a tool with a type of cottonón at the end and this goes through all the luggage and shoes, just as you have seen on Alerta Aeropuerto).
That's all, the controls are ráI ask, They are done at the boarding gate and have the advantage that those passengers, with his companionsñbefore, couldán board priority to the flight. Nada de qué worry and not loseás más de 5 minutes.
Así that in you próxith trip to the United States and when you see some tables plástatic next to the counter, sabrás dówhere the checks are carried out, a mí accompaniesñbefore the trip it was his turnó go through the reviewón.
Recommendedón
- If you have to go through the control, You can save time by loosening your shoelaces or opening your hand luggage beforehand in case you have a lock on it..
- Be attentive in the departure lounge, because if they call your name and you don't hear it, I won't be able toás boarding without carrying out the control assigned to youó and canímiss the flight.
- Remember, what if you were selected, control is mandatory.
