Does the airport oversee the checkpoint security area where the metal detectors are located?
No! Like the Skycaps, they neither work for the airlines or airport but are Federal employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Because of these arrangements, the airport has no authority over the decisions made by their personnel or the policy procedures that are implemented. Because of the contractual relationship between screening and the carriers, travelers who have an issue with this function are encouraged to contact the airline they are, or were, flying. The TSA’s mandated security measures are becoming increasingly more stringent due to domestic and international political instabilities and criminal activities.
