DENVER — Denver International Airport (DIA) is preparing for the busy summer travel season.
Starting Thursday, a lane at the Bridge Security checkpoint will be set aside for customers who reserve their spot through a program called DEN Reserve.
Passengers will be able to reserve a time for free, with no account or membership required. The goal is to expedite the security process.
Reservations are available daily from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be scheduled up to three days in advance.
Passengers only need to select the airline they're flying with, destination, flight number, and number of people in their party.
"It's a process that exists in 20 other airports throughout the country," DIA Chief Operating Officer Steve Jaquith told City Council members. "Another innovative tool we are implementing to try to facilitate and improve our customer experience."
DIA also plans to add four more TSA lanes at the south security checkpoint. In the city council meeting on Wednesday, airport officials said they hope to open those up before July 4.
DIA said in early 2024 it will open a west security checkpoint, which will have 17 lanes.
In 2022, a record 69,286,461 passengers traveled through DIA. That broke the previous record of 69,015,703 in 2019. DIA saw a traffic increase of 0.4% over 2019 and 17.8% over 2021.
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