OREANDA-NEWS. May 20, 2014. Top officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) met yesterday with Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) staff and representatives from O'Hare's airlines for a roundtable discussion.
 
U.S. CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, CDA Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino and about 20 representatives from the CBP, CDA and airlines gathered at O'Hare International Terminal 5 to talk about the success of their collaborative partnership to implement new technologies and initiatives that have improved the travel experience for passengers who arrive to Chicago O'Hare International Terminal 5.
 
A key focus of the discussion centered on two initiatives that were rapidly implemented at O'Hare last summer, 1-Stop and Automated Passport Control (APC).
The CDA, together with CBP and its airline partners introduced 1-Stop in June 2013. 1-Stop offers international passengers arriving without checked baggage expedited processing through CBP's primary inspection area.

In July 2013 O'Hare became the first U.S. airport to launch APC. The APC system, developed by Vancouver International Airport (YVR), offers U.S. and Canadian passport holders an automated process through CBP's primary inspection area. O'Hare has 32 automated kiosks that scan passport information and customs declaration forms. APC has won awards and has been replicated at other U.S. airports. The APC system was expanded to Chicago Midway International Airport earlier this year.

Both 1-Stop and APC were up and running just in time for a very busy summer travel season at O'Hare in 2013. The results of these initiatives have been outstanding. Passenger wait times and misconnects have been substantially reduced and in some cases almost eliminated, creating a better travel experience for passengers.
 
O'Hare offers four CBP processing options for travelers: APC, 1-Stop, Global Entry and the regular CBP lanes.