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    This Airport Lets Passengers Schedule Free VIP Treatment Through Security

    by joeheg September 30, 2020
    by joeheg September 30, 2020

    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 …

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    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 SharonKurheg August 29, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 29, 2020

    Hello, 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 …

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    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 SharonKurheg August 1, 2020
    by SharonKurheg August 1, 2020

    Hello, 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 …

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    Aftermath: Changes At TSA Due To Whistleblower

    by SharonKurheg July 17, 2020
    by SharonKurheg July 17, 2020

    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 …

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    This Metric Shows A Better Picture Of The State Of Air Travel Than TSA Numbers

    by joeheg July 7, 2020
    by joeheg July 7, 2020

    One 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 …

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  • Travel

    Whistleblower: Unprotected TSA Officers Were “Typhoid Marys” Of COVID

    by SharonKurheg June 24, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 24, 2020

    A 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 …

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    I Never Saw A TSA Worker So Excited To Retire!

    by SharonKurheg June 19, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 19, 2020

    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 …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Airline Change Fee Waiver Update, Funniest Complaint Letter To Airline, My Bag DOES SO Fit In The Overhead

    by SharonKurheg June 6, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 6, 2020

    Hello 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 …

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  • Travel

    TSA Wants Passenger Self-Screening At Airports

    by SharonKurheg June 4, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 4, 2020

    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.

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    Should You Lock Your Luggage?

    by SharonKurheg June 2, 2020
    by SharonKurheg June 2, 2020

    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 …

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