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 …
Airport Security
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Tips and Tricks
The Surprisingly Small Things That Can Get Your Global Entry Yanked
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot 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 …
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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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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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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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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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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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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 …