TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/11

The move is a start toward reviving a tradition that largely disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 25 years ago this week.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8195x5464+0+0/resize/8195x5464!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fdf%2F519a6b70440f888200196dbb7208%2Fap26251667827834.jpg' alt='FILE - Travelers walk through a TSA security checkpoint at Reagan National Airport in Washington, March 24, 2026.'/><p>The move is a start toward reviving a tradition that largely disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 25 years ago this week. </p><p>(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-142480' />