The US Customs and Protection Office (CBP for its initials in English) announced a New luggage remote inspection system that will allow passengers Save time In your connections. In that context, Latam Airlines He announced that he will resume the route between Buenos Aires and Miami In December 2025 and American Airlines he informed that he will add a flight per day to the same destination.
Until now, the passengers who had to stop in Miami first passed through a luggage control at their origin airport and then, when they reached that city of Southeast American, they had to collect their suitcases and Dispatch them again for a new review.
Once the New systemthe CBP staff can access the X -ray images of the airport in which the trip was started and reviewed before the plane lands. In this way, they can evaluate potential risks more effectively and the processing of incoming flights will be expedited.
“This optimized process has as objective to reduce waiting times and improve travel experience General passengers, “says the official statement shared by the CBP.
The luggage check can continue to be done at the Miami airport but only in those cases in which it is specifically requested by the CBP For additional inspection.
The new initiative, called “International luggage remote inspection system” (IRBS, for its initials in English), does not modify the requirements or the current review process already carried out by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the invoiced luggage.
The news about the new verification system was announced in April and a short time later the LATAM group announced that it will add six international routes in the coming months, among which will be included in December inaugurated a daily flight that will cover the Santiago route (Chile) – Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) – Miami.
To implement the new controls, the CBP did tests with American Airlines during its flights between Sidney and Los Angeles. From the entity they stressed that this collaboration pointed to “improving security protocols and facilitating the flow of international travelers through certain entrance ports in the United States.”
In that same sense, it was expressed, Diane Sabatinothe interim executive deputy commissioner of the Office of Customs Field and Border Protection of that country, who stressed that “the CBP is taking advantage of technology to optimize luggage inspections and thus ensure and further speed up travel.”
The statement issued by the CBP also highlights that “Safe and efficient processing of American citizens, trusted travelers and visitors to the United States is Fundamental for economic and national security of the country, which cannot only be achieved with improvements in facilities, staff or interested parties. “