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Opt out or opt in? Airport scanners & pat-downs in the news

11/17/10
The news has been filled with stories about the TSA’s new enhanced body pat-downs, the new airport body scanners and campaigns encouraging people to opt out of the scanning process. Travelers left and right are posting their accounts of the pat-down process. Need to catch up? Here are some of the stories: USA TODAY has […]

Paperless boarding passes: benefit or bother?

09/05/10
We’ve all become accustomed to checking in for our flights on-line and printing out our boarding passes at home or at an airport kiosk on our way to the security checkpoint. Now the TSA is working with five airlines and 70 airports to test paperless boarding passes. Here’s how it works: When a traveler checks […]

Chocolate balls on the “No Fly” list. Really??

09/04/10
In the spirit of Snack Saturday, here are two short videos that feature Lindt chocolate, tennis star Roger Federer and a pair of  take charge TSA officers who get exactly what they want. Be sure to watch the longer, behind the scenes version as well. Here’s the “making of” version. Officers claim chocolate balls are […]

Skip the TSA routine with these flying experiences

03/11/10
Getting to the airport, going through the security line, and waiting with a herd of other travelers to board a plane takes all the fun of out of air travel, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t you rather get right to the thrilling part – flying? For a story that went live on Bing Travel today, I found […]

Vancouver Int’l Airport gets ready for the 2010 Winter Olympics

01/28/10
The opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics are just around the corner, and final details are hurriedly being worked out and set in place in downtown Vancouver, up at Whistler and at various venues and attractions throughout the region. It’s particularly exciting out at the airport. Vancouver International Airport will be the first stop […]

Get ready to start getting to the airport even earlier

01/15/10
Late Thursday afternoon  (January 14, 2010) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano released a(nother) new statement about additional aviation security precautions being rolled out at the nation’s airports. What will those new precautions entail? According to Napolitano’s statement, “…Some of these measures include enhanced random screening, additional federal air marshals on certain routes and adding individuals […]
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