“Airside service from ABE and ACY is a glimpse at the future of travel that Landline is creating, in which ground transportation is fully integrated into the travel day,” said Landline Co-founder and CEO David Sunde. “We applaud American and Landline for their successful, forward-thinking partnership and thank the TSA for making this experience even easier for passengers by approving the airside-to-airside operations.”Īmerican, Landline and airport partners have worked with the TSA to provide this unique, industry-first type of service to benefit American’s customers and the two local communities. “Since its launch last summer, the American Airlines Landline service has provided thousands of passengers with convenient access to hundreds of domestic and international flights at PHL,” said PHL CEO Atif Saeed. “We are excited to offer customers a more convenient experience to clear security at their local airport and arrive airside at our Philadelphia hub with a seamless connection to our global network.” “We are thankful to the TSA, our regulatory and airport partners, and Landline for the collective partnership and work to achieve this first-of-its-kind milestone,” said American’s Vice President of Corporate Security Gary Tomasulo. Customers will then arrive airside at PHL and proceed straight to their connecting flight without having to go back through security screening. “We have put in numerous security requirements for the bus operators and all airline personnel to ensure robust security protocols are followed at all times.”īeginning this week, customers can now arrive at ABE or ACY, check-in with American, clear security at their local airport like any other flight, and then board their coach on the secure side of the terminal. “This program streamlines the passenger experience and enables travelers to seamlessly travel out of a large international airport conveniently by going through our security screening process from a smaller international airport,” said Gerardo Spero, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Philadelphia International Airport.
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines customers traveling on Landline-operated motorcoaches from Allentown/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (ABE), and Atlantic City, New Jersey (ACY), to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) can now enjoy a more seamless and convenient travel experience with the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) recent approval of airside-to-airside motorcoach operations.
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