Starting on the 15th, when transferring at the Detroit or Minneapolis airports in the United States, checked bags will go straight to the flight the customer is transferring to. Customers will be able to transfer without luggage by not retrieving their bags themselves and rechecking them for the connecting flight.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it will implement a remote screening service for checked baggage for passengers departing from Incheon Airport and transferring at the Detroit or Minneapolis airports in the United States. Remote screening of checked baggage is a service in which an X-ray image from a baggage security screening conducted at Incheon Airport is sent to the United States so that, before the aircraft arrives, bags with no issues can be loaded directly onto the consolidation flight.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) said, "This measure was made possible through cooperation between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)," adding, "Korea and the United States agreed to streamline transfer procedures and improve passenger convenience by using advanced aviation security technology." MOLIT expects the remote screening service for checked baggage to cut transfer times by more than 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, 45,235 passengers departed from Incheon Airport and transferred at the Detroit or Minneapolis airports last year.