India, July 27 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in partnership with the Qatar Ministry of the Interior, Qatar Airways, and the New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, has announced the implementation of International Remote Baggage Screening for Qatar Airways' nonstop Doha-JFK route.
Through IRBS, X-ray images of checked baggage for JFK-bound passengers are captured prior to departure from Hamad International Airport and transmitted to CBP officers, who remotely review them while the aircraft is enroute to the United States. This proactive approach maintains CBP's rigorous security standards, expedites processing, and allows eligible connecting passengers to proceed directly to their onward flights without reclaimi...