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Brace for long lines and ICE (!) at many airports

03/22/26

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have been working without pay since February 14th due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. The result is severe staffing shortages, reduced screening capacity and extremely long (in some cases, hours long) security lines at many airports. Rather than pay the TSA workers, the Trump Administration announced over the weekend →

Long TSA wait times + helping unpaid TSA workers

03/19/26

Higher passenger numbers at many airports due to spring break travel and the continuation of the partial government shutdown that requires TSA workers to work without paychecks is taking a toll on the travel experience at many airports. The security checkpoint lines continue to move smoothly at some airports. But staffing shortages mean that at →

Global entry reopens + new sleep rooms at MIA

03/11/26

Here’s good news for international travelers. Global Entry is back in business as of this morning. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rebooting the program that allows pre-approved travelers who pay $120 for a 5-year membership to receive expedited clearance when returning to the US. DHS closed the fast-track program on February 22 after →

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TSA’s Top 10 ‘Catches’ of 2025

01/27/26

Bullets hidden in strawberry Nesquik and tinfoil, a shot gun concealed in a golf bag and, the classic – drugs tucked inside shoes – all made it onto the Transportation Security Administration’s recently released Top 10 list of best ‘catches’ for 2025. Here’s the full list, in countdown order, along with airport where the offending →

No Real ID? TSA will charge $45 per trip to verify you

12/02/25

A few weeks ago, the Transportation Security Admnistration announced in the Federal Register that it would be setting up a verification program for passengers who show up at the TSA checkpoint without a Real ID, passport or some other acceptable form of identification. To cover the costs of the alt-ID program, which is set to →

Amelia Earhart + pizza-inspired art + a snazzy new checkpoint

06/04/25

Summer reading: The Aviator and the Showman If you have a subscription to The New Yorker or can somehow click your way through to access it, be sure to read this revealing and heartstopping story titled: Amelia Earhart’s Reckless Final Flights, by Lauri Gwen Shapiro. It’s taken from Shapiro’s soon-to-be-published book The Aviator and the →

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Long TSA lines? Skip them with this free service

05/23/24

The Memorial Day weekend means longer than usual lines at airport security checkpoints. And if you don’t have TSA PreCheck it’s a good bet you’ll find yourself standing in those very long line. But there’s a free, ‘secret’ way to bypass those lines at more than 20 airports in North America and Europe. For travelers →

Self-service security screening? It’s being tested

03/06/24

Self-service checkout works at the grocery store. So why not self-service screening at the airport? That’s what the Transportation Security Administration has in mind. For the next six months, TSA and the Department of Homeland Security will be testing a self-service checkpoint at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas. Starting in mid-March, travelers →

Guns in Peanut Butter & Inside a Raw Chicken: TSA’s Top 10 Catches from 2022

01/02/23

Officers for the Transportation Security Administration see a lot of stuff in the carry-on bags of passengers. Some of it is just fine for people to take on the plane with them. Other items, such as baseball bats, meat cleavers, and even Magic 8 balls, falls on the prohibited items. So do knives, guns, and →

Travel Tidbits From An Airport Near You

11/02/22

TSA May Still Make You Wear A Mask The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that allows the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require mask-wearing on planes, trains, and other forms of transport. The TSA stopped enforcing a mask mandate in April of this year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s →

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