Tips on being prepared
The TSA advises that the best way to ensure a quick trip through the security screening process is to prepare:
- Arrive two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international flight
- Know what you might have to remove from your carry-on before arriving at the security line
- Consider packing items that are subject to increased scrutiny in your checked baggage
- Minimize items that you wear to the airport such as bulky jewelry, scarves, accessories, and if you must wear them, place what you can in bins
And be sure to retrieve everything you placed in bins. Don’t miss these 40 secrets airline pilots won’t tell you.
You may as well unpack all your food…
Recently at the Denver International Airport, TSA was making everyone in the security line remove all their snacks and food products from their carry-on bags and place them in bowls and bins. ‘If you left any in there, they pulled your bag aside for enhanced screening,’ according to travel blog Running with Miles, resulting in a waiting time that averaged an extra 30 minutes.
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