DENVER — Denver airport officials say hundreds of bags were loaded onto airplanes in late December without being run through security scanners.
The breach was first reported by KMGH-TV in Denver.
The Transportation Security Administration says it is investigating.
Denver International Airport Manager of Aviation Kim Day said the incident involved “a couple thousand” bags.
KMGH reported it obtained records showing the breach started on Christmas Day and lasted for seven days. The station said an airport memo indicates the bags bypassed scanners because of a human error in programming a computer.
The station said records and interviews indicate the unscanned bags went on United Airlines flights. The station said an airline spokeswoman declined to comment.
