Passenger traffic on airplanes is still a fraction of what it was a year ago at this time. When the downturn started, airports looked like ghost towns, sitting there as …
TSA
-
-
Weekly Recap
Celebration, FL: The Problems Of The Town Disney Built, A Perfect Credit Score Doesn’t Feel That Good, 20 Travel Complaints From Not Smart People, & More
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …
-
Weekly Recap
Dear TSA: I Can EXPLAIN!, Part Of U.S. In Japan’s Plan For Int’l Travel, 1st Large Cruise Ship Back In Service, New Zealand Changing Travel Bubble Plans
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends, happy Saturday, and happy new month, too! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …
-
Thanks to a report filed by an in-house whistleblower last month, you may now see some changes when at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at airports, at least while …
-
Airports
This Metric Shows A Better Picture Of The State Of Air Travel Than TSA Numbers
by joehegby joehegOne of the ways people who follow the air travel industry get a grasp on how things are recovering is by checking TSA checkpoint travel numbers. The TSA updates the …
-
Travel
Whistleblower: Unprotected TSA Officers Were “Typhoid Marys” Of COVID
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA top-ranking Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official is charging that the TSA helped to spread coronavirus by failing to provide proper protective gear for airport screeners who have daily close …
-
It’s tough to be a TSA worker. It’s a relatively low paying job with little chance for significantly climbing up the corporate ladder. Lots of people yell at them throughout …
-
Weekly Recap
Airline Change Fee Waiver Update, Funniest Complaint Letter To Airline, My Bag DOES SO Fit In The Overhead
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and …
-
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is taking the first steps towards the development of a system for passenger self-screening that they’re comparing to the self-checkout you see in supermarkets.
-
In the years before 9/11, most people who flew would lock their luggage. But from that horrible point forward, what would eventually become the TSA needed to have access to …