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 …
Airport Security
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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 …
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TSA PreCheck lines have been getting longer — and it’s not just because more travelers are applying. Here’s why wait times are increasing and what’s still happening behind the scenes.
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Airports
7 Activities That Could Earn You a Secondary TSA Security Screening
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNo one wants to spend any more time at the TSA security checkpoint than they have to. That’s why we’ve given so much advice about that very thing over the …