as TSA chooses the security company and micromanages the contract. That isn’t a partnership. Congress could stipulate that an airport manage its own bidding and operations; the government would remain a safety
Ultimately, the TSA’s airport screening procedures are intended to prevent prohibited items and other threats to transportation security from entering the secured area of the airport. Planning ahead and packing and dressing properly can help the screening process go smoothly. We hope we’ve answered...
I hated it from the beginning. It was a job that had me patting down the crotches of children, the elderly and even infants as part of the post-9/11 airport security show. Once, in 2008, I had to confiscate a bottle of alcohol from a group of Marines com
HavingTSA PreCheckis a huge time-saver at the airport, getting you in a faster security lane where you can keep your liquids and electronics in your bag and your shoes on. But nothing can sour the start of your trip more than getting to the security checkpoint only to discoverTSA PreChec...
I have flown through ICT several times, and each time has been an adventure because TSA at that airport has an attitude worst than any place I've seen anywhere. Nothing is simple there. From the overcrowded, idiotic, hallway they use for a security gate, to the agents with the per...
on all airport employees who have access to the sterile area. These employees are in the same places doing the same jobs day after day, so when someone does something out of the ordinary, it immediately stands out. They serve as an additional set of eyes and ears throughout the airport....
Prior to the nationalization of airport security, airport screeners were minimum-wage flunkies similar to what you’d see doing security guard jobs at the mall. When the .gov nationalized them, they all became federal employees with federal payscales and federal benefits…but they kept the unedu...
Levine found that specific encounter “gross but euphoric” — an experience that marginalized her and affirmed her at the same time. “It only happened because I was trans, but also, someone just loudly yelled that I was a woman in an airport and could tell just by looking at me.” ...
You must be working on a different kind of airport, but the airports I ever have flown from suck in my checked in baggage into their system, before you even get to the security screening. They were not even able to return the luggage to me when my companion had too heavy suitcase and...
With one final day left before a very early flight home from Frankfurt, I booked a hotel next to the airport and spent the afternoon strolling the city. Nice town, mostly modern because it was largely destroyed by bombing in 1944. In particular, I spent a few hours at the excellentStä...