TSA screening

In the months following the 9/11 tragedy, airport security rules seemed to change every other week. Things that are perfectly acceptable today, like nail clippers with attached files or folding …

There’s nothing quite like that moment. You make it through the scanner without a problem. Your coat is back on. Your pockets are empty. Then your carry-on comes through the …

People are always looking for hacks to bring as much as possible when traveling, preferably without paying for it. We’ve gone through some of them in the past (Spoilers: some …

There was a time when going all the way to the gate at a U.S. airport didn’t require a plane ticket at all. Friends and family could walk loved ones …

From body language to what you’re wearing, TSA officers are trained to spot certain behaviors at security. A while back, we wrote a piece about what flight attendants are really doing …

You can breeze through TSA in minutes — or get pulled aside for a random swab test. If that’s ever happened to you, here’s what’s really going on. Whether you’ve …

New commercial flights are about to take off in the Pacific Northwest, offering travelers a rare option: TSA-free flights between Spokane and Seattle. SeaPort Airlines is launching daily commercial service …

When going through the TSA security area, the goal is to get through as quickly as possible. For frequent flyers, doing everything to get you through quickly eventually becomes like …

As has been said many times before, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)  doesn’t have the best reputation. Of course, they try their best to communicate things, such as the procedures …

Over the years, we’ve gone over some of the things that could get you “flagged” by the TSA, either as general knowledge, or with advice on what to do about …