The Atlanta City Council greenlit a study looking into the privatization of services done by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on May 18.
Councilman Byron Amos was the lead sponsor of the resolution to assess the practicality of private screenings at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport through a feasibility study.
The move passed 11 to 1. Amos said his reason for the study is due to instances like the recent months-long DHS shutdown, which caused a wave of employee callouts and long wait times.
“This feasibility study is only asking about what it would look like if we can better serve grandmothers standing in line all day long because our federal government can’t get its act together to keep our TSA workers employed. Our customers are the people who frequent our airports. They are the ones we should be worrying about,” Amos said.
City documents state that the Department of Aviation Commission and Airport officials will be in charge of conducting the study.
