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    Why Don’t TSA and Air Traffic Control Just All Walk Out?

    by SharonKurheg November 6, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 6, 2025

    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 SharonKurheg November 5, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 5, 2025

    It 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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    Last Night’s Election May Be the Moment the Shutdown Finally Cracked

    by joeheg November 5, 2025
    by joeheg November 5, 2025

    This isn’t a political post — it just happens to involve politics because the shutdown has reached a point where it impacts air travel in a way most of us …

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    Schadenfreude at the Airport: Even Congress Can’t Escape the Shutdown

    by SharonKurheg November 3, 2025
    by SharonKurheg November 3, 2025

    As of this writing, the government shutdown has lasted 34 days. The 2018-19 shutdown holds the record for the longest shutdown. It lasted 35 days. We’ll tie that tomorrow. After …

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    Why TSA at ATL Runs a Little More Smoothly Than at Other Airports

    by SharonKurheg October 30, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 30, 2025

    If 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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  • Airports

    22 Airports Now Allow Unticketed People Through TSA Security

    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 29, 2025

    Back 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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  • Travel

    Passports, PreCheck, and Global Entry in the Shutdown: Who Wins, Who Loses

    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2025

    As I’m sure you know, the government shutdown is still on. This is its 27th day, making it the second-longest in our country’s history (the longest one lasted 35 days, …

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  • Airports

    Turns Out, Bringing a Gun Into an Airport Is Totally Fine (in Most States)

    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 27, 2025

    You 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 …

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  • Tips and Tricks

    How to Beat the TSA 3-1-1 Rule (Without Breaking It)

    by SharonKurheg October 26, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 26, 2025

    Ever since the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been enforcing what is known as “3-1-1 for carry-ons,” wherein travelers are allowed to carry liquids through …

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  • Airports

    The Hidden Reason TSA PreCheck Lines Are So Long Lately

    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2025
    by SharonKurheg October 24, 2025

    TSA PreCheck lines have been getting longer — and it’s not just because more travelers are applying. Here’s why wait times are increasing and what’s still happening behind the scenes.

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