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TSA Rolls Back Program Allowing Visitors at Airport Gates without a Ticket
The reversal ends a brief expansion that had let non-ticketed visitors reach gates at hundreds of airports, officials said.
- The Transportation Security Administration rolled back its Gateside program shortly after launching, scaling back the visitor access initiative that had expanded to hundreds of airports nationwide.
- Gateside by TSA PreCheck allowed TSA PreCheck members with Known Traveler Numbers to access airport gates without a flight, restoring access protocols that had been restricted for decades.
- CNN reported on October 17 that Gateside had expanded to hundreds of airports before being scaled back, with the program's website listing only the original 13 participating locations.
- Airports including Norfolk International Airport in Virginia became aware of the changes on the morning of October 13, reporting they received little advance notice of the program's operational status shift.
- The Transportation Security Administration has not clarified when the program will be implemented at the 301 additional airports planned for rollout, leaving the future of the visitor access policy uncertain.
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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has scaled back its plan to allow certain visitors without tickets to the gate. The photo shows an American Airlines plane taxiing on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport on April 6, 2026. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
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