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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — As hours-long security lines become a growing concern at airports across the country during the partial government shutdown, Boston Logan Airport and Massport are working to offer a solution.
A new app, called FlyLogan, that allows Boston travelers to check TSA wait-times is on the way.
A spokesperson with Massport told WBZ NewsRadio that system testing is underway now in Terminal B.
The feature will be overseen by a third-party vendor. It uses camera analytics to time how long each person goes through TSA. The cameras do not capture faces or clothing, just shapes.
The plan is to roll out the new technology in about a month if all things are operating accurately.
Wait-time information will also be displayed on flight screens, Logan’s website and available through partnered airline apps.
Meanwhile, hundreds of TSA agents have resigned and many continue to work without pay with no end in sight to the partial government shutdown.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Jay Willett (@JayWillettWBZ) reports.