Screened Flyers Can Be Bussed To PHL Flights From 2 Other Airports

PHILADELPHIA — Travelers may soon be able to get to the Philadelphia International Airport from two other hubs thanks to a new program from the Transportation Security Administration

TSA is looking into an industry-first program that would transport screened passengers, their carry-on items and their checked baggage via bus from the secured area of Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) into the secured area of Philadelphia International Airport.

This enables travelers from Atlantic City and Lehigh Valley international airports to be screened by TSA at these airports and transported by bus directly to a gate inside Philadelphia International Airport’s secure area to catch a flight to their destination without being rescreened at Philadelphia.

The program, which launched this week, allows American Airlines customers traveling on Landline-operated buses from the Allentown/Bethlehem and Atlantic City areas to fly out of Philadelphia.

The program has been operating in a curb-to-curb manner since June 2022, and now offers airside-to-airside bus operations.

Beginning this week, customers are able to arrive at Lehigh Valley or Atlantic City, 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.

Customers will arrive at a terminal gate at Philadelphia International Airport and head straight to their connecting flight without having to go back through security screening.

Travelers arriving in Philadelphia will continue to board their Landline coach airside and arrive directly at their local airport.

Checked baggage will be directly transferred between Landline’s vehicles and American’s network.