Security Line Wait At Ford Airport To Be Shorter

Leaders at Gerald R. Ford International Airport say the wait for passengers to get through security screening will soon be 20 minutes at most after construction to expand a checkpoint area is complete next month.

Currently, during peak boarding times when multiple flights are departing, passengers attempting to get through security lines on busy Concourse A can wait up to 50 minutes, a situation that has recently prompted complaints.

To fix that, today, the board that governs policy at the airport unanimously agreed to spend up to $307,000 to renovate both concourse screening areas. The panel also authorized spending between $20,000 to $29,000 for design services.

"I know it's been frustrating (for passengers), but solutions are coming," said Airport Chairman Joe Tomaselli.