It doesn’t matter if you’ve just spent 30 minutes in the regular TSA queues, less than 5 minutes (make that 10 minutes – TSA thinks they’re fooling someone) in the …
TSA
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If you’ve been following the travel industry for a few years (read: before Covid), you may remember a time when the TSA’s online presence was actually a lot of fun. …
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Over the summer, we published a piece called 5 Things That Totally Annoy TSA Agents. They were activities passengers did that were either annoying to everyone involved, or simply made …
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The holiday season is fast approaching. And for most of us in the United States, that means airports, particularly the larger ones, will be crowded messes for the days around …
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Airports
TSA: Caution When Going Through Security Checkpoint With Certain Medical Conditions
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI’m pretty sure that I’ve told you about my late mother-in-law, who was disabled. She had a chronic condition that required her to wear braces on her legs, and either …
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Airports
That Time My Husband Almost Got Arrested at Charles De Gaulle Airport
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegFunny how something can bring back a long-lost memory. Last week, when I wrote about whether or not you’re allowed to refuse your carry-on bag to go through the scanner …
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Airports
5 Years Ago: Secret Group Where TSA Agents Complained of “Idiot Travelers” Was Busted
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWelcome to #TBT, commonly known as Throwback Thursday! Believe it or not, it was 5 years ago this week – October 28, 2019, to be exact – that NBC Washington …
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Airports
Can You Refuse Your Carry-On Bag To Go Through the TSA Checkpoint Scanner?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’re old enough to remember it, you know that 9/11 changed everything about the way we fly. Security was there, but it was pretty lax. Airports frequently outsourced the …
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A while back, we wrote a piece about what flight attendants are really doing when they greet you on a plane. I won’t go into the details in this piece, but …
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Tips and Tricks
How To Help Avoid Getting A False Positive On TSA Swab Tests
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’re traveling by plane in the United States, you know that sometimes you’ll get pulled aside for a “swab test.” It happened to me on our way home from …