PORT ANGELES — Beginning Wednesday, commercial airline passengers won’t go through time-consuming security checks when flying from William R. Fairchild International Airport.
But that could change if a national aviation organization gets its way.
While the nation continues under code orange alert — the second-highest terrorist warning level — passengers departing from Port Angeles can arrive at the airport five minutes before their San Juan Airlines flight, board one of the company’s nine-seat Cessnas and fly hassle-free to Boeing Field.
Horizon Air passengers are required to go through full security checks before boarding 37-seat aircraft directly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
But Horizon is eliminating service as of Wednesday, citing low profits on the route.
Ten U.S. Transportation Security Administration screeners also will leave the Port Angeles airport.
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The rest of the story appears in Tuesday’s Peninsula Daily News.