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    New (to Me) Airport Vocabulary: What Is “Ghost Bagging”?

    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 19, 2025

    Regardless of whether you travel once a week, once a month, once a year or once a decade, you’ll still sometimes learn something about traveling that you didn’t know before. …

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    Government Monitors PreCheck & Global Entry Travelers Daily, Even If They’re Not Traveling

    by SharonKurheg February 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 17, 2025

    If you’re a so-called “trusted traveler” and remember travel before the advent of TSA PreCheck and/or Global Entry, you know and appreciate what a time saver both programs can be. …

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    Even With PreCheck, You May Need to Take These Specific Shoes Off

    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2025

    Besides the convenience of not having to remove your electronics or bag o’ liquids from your carry-on, one of the joys of having TSA PreCheck is not having to take …

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  • Food & Beverage

    Before You Pack That Alcoholic Beverage Bottle, Make Sure It’s Not Banned by TSA

    by SharonKurheg February 3, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 3, 2025

    When getting together with friends, my husband and I have been known to pack a few (OK, sometimes more than just a few) bottles into our checked luggage. We’ve also …

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    TSA Officer Arrested Beyond TSA Checkpoint For Having A Gun

    by SharonKurheg January 28, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 28, 2025

    Once you’re airside at any airport governed by the United States, it’s against federal regulations to have a gun in your possession. You’re allowed to have one landside, but, with …

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  • Funny Stuff

    Crazy Reasons Why People Were Stopped & Searched By The TSA

    by SharonKurheg January 26, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 26, 2025

    Going through the TSA security checkpoint generally should be an easy process. But, of course, that only happens if you know what the rules are and follow them. The “Can …

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    Why Lines at TSA (PreCheck & Regular) Might Start Getting Slower

    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2025

    The number of US residents who travel by plane continues to increase. The numbers for 2024 aren’t out yet but for fiscal year 2023, US airports transported 1,044,764,461 passengers, which …

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  • Airports

    Flying in the Next Week or Two? Be Prepared for Enhanced TSA Screenings

    by SharonKurheg January 9, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 9, 2025

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) usually has a pretty good idea of when any or all U.S. airports will be particularly crowded. Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday weeks are, historically, …

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    TSA PreCheck Could Soon Be Free For Some U.S. Veterans

    by SharonKurheg January 2, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 2, 2025

    Over time the TSA has made PreCheck available to more and more people – some still need to pay for the privilege, but others have been allowed to get it …

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    Why Doesn’t The TSA Have Better Signs, With Clear Instructions at Airports?

    by SharonKurheg December 6, 2024
    by SharonKurheg December 6, 2024

    If you fly a lot, the TSA is a necessary evil but one where, if you go through it often enough, you know what’s expected of you. That goes a …

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