Airport Security

Travelers who have TSA PreCheck can tell you how having PreCheck membership can save time and energy. But it’s admittedly not for everyone. Those who don’t have PreCheck are not …

If you’ve traveled enough, it’s probably happened to you. You’ve been on the TSA security queue, put your stuff on the conveyor belt to be scanned, and have walked through …

Ever since 9/11 and the formation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), we’ve only been allowed to bring a certain amount of liquids …

You know the drill. Your international flight arrives at your connecting airport. You clear customs and get your bag. But you’re not done – you still have a connecting flight …

Sometimes a fix for a problem can be right there in front of you, and you don’t see it. The TSA, of course, has had the 3-1-1 liquids rule in …

In the years before the pandemic, a couple of airports were playing with the concept of allowing non-ticketed people past the TSA security checkpoint. The programs allowed such guests to …

When most people fly, they probably don’t think about what happens to their checked bags. They drop them off at bag drop, they (hopefully) are reunited with them at the …

The TSA has a lot of rules about what can and can’t be brought through the TSA security checkpoint. They tend to be a little softer on rules for people’s …

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. …

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. …