The Mailsafe process takes about two minutes. One of our officers escorts the passenger to an ATM-looking kiosk while maintaining control of the item, then puts it in an envelope and in the kiosk. The transportation security officer can then return to screening duties. The passenger keys in mailing information, swipes a credit card and proceeds through security. Cost of the service starts at $8.95 plus postage.
Express Mail Station Reaches Sixth Airport
TSA's Mailsafe assists passengers who have had prohibited items intercepted in secure areas of checkpoints.
The Portland International Airport in Oregon recently became the sixth airport in the country to offer Mailsafe Express stations that assist passengers who have had prohibited items intercepted in secure areas of checkpoints. The other airports are William P. Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental, both in Houston; Palm Beach and Tampa international in Florida, and Chicago O'Hare, where a pilot program is nearly complete. Mailsafe allows passengers, with the help of our transportation security officers, to mail prohibited items home or to other destinations without ever leaving the security line.
The Mailsafe process takes about two minutes. One of our officers escorts the passenger to an ATM-looking kiosk while maintaining control of the item, then puts it in an envelope and in the kiosk. The transportation security officer can then return to screening duties. The passenger keys in mailing information, swipes a credit card and proceeds through security. Cost of the service starts at $8.95 plus postage.
The Mailsafe process takes about two minutes. One of our officers escorts the passenger to an ATM-looking kiosk while maintaining control of the item, then puts it in an envelope and in the kiosk. The transportation security officer can then return to screening duties. The passenger keys in mailing information, swipes a credit card and proceeds through security. Cost of the service starts at $8.95 plus postage.
