Boston Logan launches North America’s first remote airport security screening facility

Quick summary

Landline opens North America’s first remote airport screening facility in Framingham, Massachusetts on June 1, 2026, giving Delta and JetBlue passengers at Boston Logan a new option: check bags, clear TSA, and board a $9 bus that drops them inside the secure side of the airport — at Terminal A gate A18 for Delta and Terminal C gate C8 for JetBlue. Parking runs $29 per day, versus $37–$49 at Logan’s own garages.

This is the first facility of its kind in North America. A second location in Braintree is already in planning, signaling this is not a one-off experiment.

Boston Logan’s front door just moved 20 miles west. Starting June 1, 2026, travelers flying Delta or JetBlue out of BOS can check bags, clear TSA security, and ride a dedicated bus directly to the airport’s secure side — all without setting foot in Logan’s main terminal until they’re already past the checkpoint.

The facility, operated by Landline at 19 Flutie Pass in Framingham, launches with eight daily bus departures on the hour. The drive runs roughly 40 minutes in early morning and up to 80 minutes during peak traffic — someone else is driving, and you’re already through security when you arrive.

No comparable facility exists anywhere in North America. In-town check-in has existed for decades at cities like Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Vienna, but those services stop short of full passenger security screening. The Framingham setup clears TSA before the bus departs, meaning passengers arrive at Logan on the airside — the same side as the gates.

For the New England traveler who has sat in Logan’s landside traffic or watched a security queue snake through Terminal C on a Friday afternoon, the math is straightforward: the worst part of the airport experience now has an alternative address.

How the Framingham facility actually works

The operational model is simple, and the details matter. Travelers drive to Framingham, park at $29 per day (limited spaces available), check bags, and clear a full TSA checkpoint — the same federal screening process as at Logan itself. They then board a 55-passenger bus that travels to the airport and deposits them inside the secure zone, bypassing the terminal headhouse entirely.

Landline recommends arriving 45 minutes before the scheduled bus departure. Luggage check-in closes at that 45-minute mark; TSA closes 35 minutes prior to bus departure. Miss those windows and you’re back to driving to Logan the conventional way. The facility’s amenities are minimal — seating, restrooms, vending machines, water. This is a transit point, not a lounge.

The bus drop-off points are specific: Terminal A gate A18 for Delta passengers, Terminal C gate C8 for JetBlue. That precision matters — you arrive adjacent to your carrier’s gates, not at a generic secure-side corridor. For travelers who know Logan’s terminal layout, that’s a meaningful detail. For those who don’t, Massport’s security information page maps the checkpoint and terminal structure clearly.

Why this model is different from what came before

In-town check-in is not a new idea. Hong Kong’s Airport Express, Kuala Lumpur’s KL Sentral, Taipei Main Station, Vienna’s City Air Terminal — all have offered bag drop and boarding passes for years. What almost none of them do is clear passengers through full security screening before the transit leg. The Framingham facility does exactly that, which is what makes the BOS launch structurally different from every prior model in North America.

The closest U.S. precedent is Landline‘s own existing service — bus connections replacing short-haul flights for American Airlines at Philadelphia and Chicago O’Hare, where passengers check in at a regional point and travel to the hub. But those routes operate within the airline system as flight substitutes. The Framingham setup is something else: a standalone security-cleared access point for an airport that isn’t replacing a flight, just relocating the friction.

The honest caveat is that friction doesn’t disappear — it relocates. Whether peak-period departures create new queues at 19 Flutie Pass, and whether bus delays become the dominant risk instead of terminal congestion, will only become clear after the facility has run through a few busy travel weekends. The promise is smoother access; the proof will be in the operational data.

Steps to take before June 1

The Framingham facility is opt-in and carrier-specific — nothing changes automatically for existing BOS bookings, and showing up in Framingham without confirmed eligibility wastes time you don’t have.

• Verify your booking’s eligibility now: Open your Delta or JetBlue app and look for any Framingham or Landline option attached to your itinerary. If it isn’t visible, call the airline’s reservations line and ask directly whether your specific flight date accepts the remote facility.
• Check the bag rules before you pack: Remote check-in adds a bus leg to your bag’s journey. Confirm oversized, fragile, or special-handling items are accepted at the Framingham facility — these policies may differ from standard Logan check-in.
• Build in the right buffer: Landline recommends arriving 45 minutes before bus departure. TSA closes 35 minutes prior. Factor in the drive to Framingham, not just the bus ride to Logan — rush-hour travel to the facility adds its own variable.
• Don’t expect lounge-level amenities: The Framingham facility has seating, restrooms, vending machines, and water. If you need food, a lounge, or retail, plan to access those at Logan after the bus drops you airside.
• Have a backup plan: If the bus is delayed or your eligibility isn’t confirmed day-of, you need enough time to drive directly to Logan and clear security there. Don’t cut the margin so fine that a single problem cascades into a missed flight.

Watch: The planned Braintree remote terminal is the next milestone. If it opens on schedule after the Framingham launch, the model is scaling. If it stalls, Framingham is likely a limited pilot rather than a network shift for Logan-area travelers.

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