New ticket counters at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport

The first phase of CAE’s project to streamline the check-in process is complete.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport ticket counters

The transformed ticket counters that opened in 2022 gave passengers the ability to check bags where they pick up tickets. | Photo via @flycae

Say goodbye to the temporary wall in Columbia Metropolitan Airport’s (CAE) ticket counter area.

The first phase of the in-line baggage project is now complete. Though the remaining phases of the system are still in the works, the new ticket counters are open for business. When the project is complete, passengers will be able to check bags where they pick up tickets.

Wallet? Check. Phone? Check. Faster check-in? Check.

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