Airport Security

Air travel evolves. Sometimes it’s good things, like faster planes, more safety, and lower prices. Other times it’s bad, such as something being taken away from passengers, like comfort and …

For years now, TSA has been aggressively nudging travelers toward PreCheck. And sure — skipping liquids removal and laptop juggling is great. But as more and more people signed up, …

After a record-breaking 43 days, the government shutdown finally ended. But while it was still going on, passengers continually asked TSA workers, both online and in person, what they could …

Not long ago there were reports that since 2024, there has been an influx of travelers who had had their Global Entry revoked. From visaverge.com: According to internal tallies shared …

As I mentioned in another post, I like to think of myself as something of a “model passenger.” I’m not saying that as a way to show off. It’s just …

If you’re traveling by plane in the United States, you know that sometimes you’ll get pulled aside for a “swab test.” It happened to me on our way home from …

The TSA was developed in the days after 9/11 to prevent another attack that was along the same lines as that tragedy. Some of the hoops we, as passengers, need …

We’re up to day 37 of the government shutdown. As of yesterday, it’s the longest shutdown in history. Yee-freakin-ha. Because I fly quite a bit, and that’s only increased since …

It was a simple tweet that got over 1,000 replies, 1.4K retweets, 61k “hearts” and over 5.5 MILLION views: The vast, VAST majority of those responses were to tell the …

If you go to the TSA security checkpoint at any airport in the United States – particularly the larger ones – you know it’s just a bunch of ongoing organized …