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Brisbane Airport has opened its new international security screening point ahead of the Christmas rush.
Passengers began using the new level four screening point on Wednesday, which features eight lanes equipped with Rapiscan CT (computed tomography) screening technology. A temporary pathway is in use from the screening point to passport control on level three.
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The installation, driven by the need to upgrade security equipment to meet government standards by the end of 2025, means passengers no longer need to remove items such as laptops from their carry-on baggage.
“We’ve been in testing mode over the past week as our teams get up to speed with the new equipment, and we’re incredibly excited to see this new screening point open to passengers from Wednesday,” Stacey Pollard, Brisbane Airport’s head of terminal operations, said.
“The fact that passengers will be able to leave laptops and toiletries, subject to existing volume limits, in their bags will make a real difference and remove one of the biggest frustrations for international travellers.
“We’re grateful for passengers right across Brisbane Airport who have been patient during our upgrades over the past couple of years, and we’re delighted that they’re about to start experiencing the benefits of the Future BNE transformation.”
The security overhaul is part of significant upgrades to the international terminal, with security and passport control relocated from level three to a “light-filled atrium” on level four, self-service check-in and bag drops installed, baggage systems upgraded, and retail offerings expanded, including a doubling in size of the duty-free area.
It comes after Brisbane last week opened a new entrance to the domestic terminal, allowing passengers with only carry-on baggage to proceed directly from the airport’s skywalk into the new mezzanine central screening area, which will have 10 lanes and is planned to be fully open to all passengers by Christmas.
Works proceeded while the terminal remained open and operational, and their completion follows the opening earlier this year of the new northern screening point for Qantas passengers, with five security lanes.
Brisbane Airport’s $5 billion Future BNE transformation program includes renovations to its domestic and international terminals, continued planning for a new Terminal 3 precinct, aircraft parking and apron expansions, runway resurfacing, and a new aeromedical facility so medical repatriation and emergency services can be centralised at the airport.
