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MSP Airport expands program allowing passengers to reserve time to pass through security checkpoints
Travelers flying out of Terminal 1 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport can make a reservation and pass through security checkpoints without having to wait in general screening lines.
MSP Reserve launched last year in Terminal 2, and starting Tuesday the program allowing travelers to schedule an appointment for themselves and travel companions will expand to the main terminal, which is served by carriers that include Delta Air Lines, American, United, Spirit, Air Canada, Westjet, Lufthansa, Alaska and Aer Lingus.
More than 50,000 travelers used MSP Reserve since its debut, airport officials said. Travelers can choose a time to pass through security as early as a week before their flight by visiting the airport’s website. There is no charge for the service.
“We have seen strong adoption rates and growth in the program and are excited to make it available to all MSP passengers by bringing the program to Terminal 1,” said Scott Skramstad, director of terminal and landside operations for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which owns and operates MSP. “Reserving a place in the security line can reduce wait time and add more certainty and peace of mind at the start of a traveler’s journey.”
MSP is one of 18 airports in the United States and Europe allowing passengers to make reservations.
After booking, travelers will receive a confirmation with a QR code to be scanned by security staff. After scanning, travelers will have access to a special lane and quicker access to screeners. The MSP Reserve lane will be at the north checkpoint only.
Appointments at Terminal 1 will be offered between 3:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. daily. At Terminal 2, home of Sun Country, JetBlue, Southwest, Frontier, Condor, Icelandair and Allegiant airlines, appointments are available from 3:45 a.m. to 8 a.m. and noon to 4 p.m. daily.
LAFAYETTE, Wis. — About 25 children and adults were injured Wednesday when a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin apple orchard.
The children, parents and chaperones were on a field trip to the orchard in Lafayette when one of two wagons being pulled by a tractor turned sideways and rolled over, Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes told reporters. Hakes said the tractor was traveling at a low speed when the wagon rolled over while going downhill.
Three people suffered critical injuries, while injuries to five others were considered serious. Authorities didn’t say how many of the injured were children.
The elementary school-age children attend a school in Eau Claire. Lafayette is northeast of Eau Claire.
After about five minutes and several warnings that students participating in the protest would be suspended,, the protesters exited Northrop and Cunningham continued her speech. They later gathered outside on the mall afterwards to shout, “Cunningham, you will see, Palestine will be free.”
Cunningham recounted the story of Norman Borlaug, the U alumnus and agronomist whose research in wheat saved millions from starvation, and said she would prioritize keeping a college education affordable for students.
Cunningham actually took over presidential duties on July 1, replacing Interim President Jeff Ettinger. She oversees a budget of more than $4 billion to run the university’s five campuses, which enrolled more than 68,000 students and employed 27,000 people during the last academic year.
She was chosen for the job last winter over two other candidates: Laura Bloomberg, president of Cleveland State University and former dean of the U’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and James Holloway, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of New Mexico. She is the U’s second woman president, following Joan Gabel who held the office from 2019 to 2023.
Cunningham will be paid more than $1 million per year — about $975,000 in base pay and an additional $120,000 in retirement contributions. The compensation puts her in the top quarter of Big Ten university presidents.
Sgt. Gordon Blackey, once a security guard to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, allegedly admitted to tracking the woman’s movements in her vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.
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