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 …
Airport Security
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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 …
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Airports
How To Help Avoid Getting A False Positive On TSA Swab Tests
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf 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 …
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Airports
Two TSA Rules Most Travelers Break Without Even Realizing It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe 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 …
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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 …
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Airports
He Went to the Airport Just for a Drink. The Internet Imploded
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt 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 …
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Airports
Why TSA at ATL Runs a Little More Smoothly Than at Other Airports
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf 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 …
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Airports
22 Airports Now Allow Unticketed People Through TSA Security
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegBack in the day — when air travel was a lot simpler — TSA checkpoints didn’t even exist. You’d check in, hand off your luggage, walk through a metal detector, …
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Airports
Turns Out, Bringing a Gun Into an Airport Is Totally Fine (in Most States)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou probably read early last week about the Georgia man who brought a rifle into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and was arrested after police were alerted, via a tip from …
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Tips and Tricks
How to Beat the TSA 3-1-1 Rule (Without Breaking It)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEver since the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been enforcing what is known as “3-1-1 for carry-ons,” wherein travelers are allowed to carry liquids through …