At DFW International Airport, 60,000 workers are busy 24 hours a day to make sure the operation runs smoothly. Here's a look at the around-the-clock...
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Clara Meyer, terminal experience supervisor at DFW Airport, monitors Terminal D. Meyer and her team are coordinating with the airlines, the airport and government agencies, working in unison to keep the operation running. Hard at work is Merla, a 4-year-old beagle partnered with her handler who works throughout the terminals. Merla puts her nose down into each bag as it glides out of the luggage belt. If she smells something, that something being citrus, apple, mango, beef or pork, she alerts her handler.
While the beagles are hard at work, so is the cargo side of Customs and Border Protection. The cargo facility is monitoring large shipments to track for any counterfeit items. Dusan, a 7-year-old German shorthaired pointer, and his handler, Kevin Farren will screen randomly at TSA checkpoints. When dogs are in the security line, passengers don’t need to remove electronics or their shoes.employees from TSA, CBP, gate coordinators, communications and more in the room, monitoring baggage, foot traffic in the terminals and security. The walls are lined with real-time displays surveilling different parts of DFW’s interior. The center is watching the airport’s every move.
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