Airport Security

If you haven’t been following the jaw-dropping story about the woman who managed to sneak onto a Delta flight from JFK to Paris on November 27th, buckle up—it’s been a …

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been enforcing what is known as “3-1-1 for carry-ons” for years. Under this rule, travelers can carry liquids in containers of 3.4 ounces (100 …

A while back, we asked if CLEAR had jumped the shark. With their latest announcement, the answer seems to be a resounding “no.” CLEAR has announced that, beginning in 2025, …

I’m pretty sure that I’ve told you about my late mother-in-law, who was disabled. She had a chronic condition that required her to wear braces on her legs, and either …

In 2012, the New York Times suggested that Americans spend roughly 37 billion hours each year waiting in line (the same article referenced the sneaky way a Texas airport ended …

Funny how something can bring back a long-lost memory. Last week, when I wrote about whether or not you’re allowed to refuse your carry-on bag to go through the scanner …

If you’re old enough to remember it, you know that 9/11 changed everything about the way we fly. Security was there, but it was pretty lax. Airports frequently outsourced the …

A while back, we wrote a piece about what flight attendants are really doing when they greet you on a plane. I won’t go into the details in this piece, but …

It’s always exciting when the TSA adds new airlines to its list of participants in TSA PreCheck. It means not having to stand on the “regular” queue at the airport, …

While privacy experts in the U.S., Canada,  Europe, and other countries are concerned about the issues surrounding biometrics and the recent arrest of an airline passenger in the U.S. due …