Following a 13-year absence, passenger screening is scheduled to resume at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, Sept. 22.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Homeland Security are in the process of putting the final touches on an area designated for pre-TSA screening for passengers flying Southern Airways Express LLC, which provides Essential Air Service (EAS) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
After arriving at the Jackson airport, passengers will go through pre-TSA screening, pull into the main terminal at the airport that is the connector, go into the terminal and not have to go through screening again.
Southern Airways Express provides three daily departures to Atlanta from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, with fares ranging from $69 to $99 each way, as well as offering weekend seasonal flights to Destin, Florida.
