New tool at Winnipeg airport could get you through security quicker

A new tool at the Winnipeg airport could help you get through security a bit faster.

New technology at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport means fewer travellers will have to dig out their liquids and laptops while going through security.

The airport announced Wednesday that CT X-ray technology has been installed by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) in line four at the domestic and international checkpoint.

This means passengers travelling through screening lines with CT X-ray will no longer have to take out liquids, aerosols and gels, medical devices or large electronics from their carry-ons.

That’s because the scanner can show security agents a 3D, rotatable image of the contents of each bag that passes through it.

“This innovation not only improves efficiency at security checkpoints but also reflects our commitment to working with partners like CATSA to bring world-class solutions to YWG,” airport president and CEO Nick Hays said in a news release.

In technology is said to enhance security officers’ ability to detect explosives and other threatening items.

This is the first time a CT scanner has been deployed at the Winnipeg airport.

The plan is to eventually roll it out to all screening lines.

The added technology is part of a national CATSA strategy to upgrade screening systems across Canadian airports over a multi-year period.