I had sort of expected this to be one of the contractor-run airports.
But it appears that these were genuine TSA people - https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/screening-partnerships
It's Twitter, so there's the usual caveats, but AskTSA:
Obviously, the AskTSA person wasn't there.
What happened? Who knows.
Obviously screeners should be trained to handle situations with people who can't be screened in the usual ways. Did that happen here? Apparently not.
Whatever the cause, I'm sure it was terrifying for the young woman and her mother. :-(
Cheers,
Scott.
It's Twitter, so there's the usual caveats, but AskTSA:
In reply to Sean Malseed
AskTSA @AskTSA 2h2 hours ago
@seanmalseed Reports on unfortunate situation in Memphis are inaccurate. The interaction with TSA did not result in any of the injuries…1/2
In reply to Sean Malseed
AskTSA @AskTSA 1h1 hour ago
@seanmalseed ...she is claiming. Police responded when passenger refused screening. We can’t comment further due to pending litigation. 2/2
Obviously, the AskTSA person wasn't there.
What happened? Who knows.
Obviously screeners should be trained to handle situations with people who can't be screened in the usual ways. Did that happen here? Apparently not.
Whatever the cause, I'm sure it was terrifying for the young woman and her mother. :-(
Cheers,
Scott.