PRESS ADVISORY
Oct. 7, 2014
Airport and TSA officials to discuss replacement and installation of checked baggage screening
equipment at BIS
BISMARCK, N.D. – On Wednesday, Oct. 8, officials with the Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) and the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will discuss the impending replacement of existing
checked baggage screening equipment at the airport.
By law, TSA is required to screen all checked baggage for explosives. The current technology in
use at BIS has been in place since 2005. The replacement equipment will have an increased capacity
as well as the ability to electronically screen oversized bags such as golf clubs and
gun cases.
In addition to discussion of the new equipment, officials will discuss what travelers can expect
during the replacement process.
WHAT: Replacement of checked baggage screening equipment
WHO: Bismarck Municipal Airport Director Greg Haug
TSA Federal Security Director for North Dakota David Durgan
TSA Public Affairs Manager Lorie Dankers
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
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