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McCarran Adding Checkpoint Lanes to Ease Passenger Traffic

McCarran International Airport this morning said it will open two additional checkpoint lanes at the A and B gates in an effort to accommodate growth and speed passenger traffic during peak demand periods.

The new checkpoint lanes, which will open Wednesday, will give passengers needing to reach the A and B gates a total of nine lanes.

Airport officials point out that McCarran hosts 1,066 daily departures and arrivals and reached a 2004 passenger total of nearly 41.5 million. The current seat capacity of airlines using the A and B gates is equal to about 14,000 a day when allowing for an 80 percent load factor, an airport statement said.

The checkpoint lanes are operated by the Transportation Security Administration.

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