10/07/16
Why are TSA officers wearing pink gloves at many airports this month? →
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08/16/16
A monkey, missed meals and a record-setting week for TSA firearm "finds" at airport checkpoints. →
06/06/16
Enrolling in TSA PreCheck seems to be the #1 solution being proposed to whittle down the wait times in security checkpoint lines in the U.S. But the $85 fee is a deterrent to many travelers. Now there are some news ways to cover that fee. Today, Club Carlson, the rewards program for the Carlson Rezidor →
05/21/16
There are lots of ideas being floated to fix the problem with long TSA lines at airports. Some may work. →
04/28/16
Passengers left behind more than $765,000 in loose change at airport checkpoints in 2015. And the TSA gets to keep it. →
01/14/16
From my unofficial count of all the guns found by TSA at airport checkpoint last year, it looks like 2015 will be another record year. Plus... how a chihuahua get in a checked bag? →
01/09/16
Don't worry: you can still use your driver's license as ID at airport checkpoints all over the country. The Department of Homeland Security finally issued a timetable for the date when the Real ID Act goes into effect - and states not yet in compliance have two years to work it out. →
10/12/15
What’s in your wallet? If you plan on traveling any time next year, the question is a pertinent one. Travelers with driver’s licenses from New York, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Louisiana, American Samoa or another state or territory the Department of Homeland Security deems not-compliant with the federal REAL ID act may soon be barred →
07/31/15
What is the new head of the Transportation Security Administration going to do now that he’s been on the job for four weeks? Withing 60 days he’s going to make sure all airport screeners are retrained so they can better detect explosives and spot weapons. And he’s going to try to get more passengers to →
05/19/15
Three baggage handlers working for Southwest Airlines were among more than a dozen people arrested in what federal authorities allege was a long-running marijuana shipping operation that took advantage of the special security access bag handlers enjoy at California’s Oakland International Airport. The baggage handlers allegedly used their ability to avoid security checkpoints to gain →