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Category Archives: TSA

TSA

106-Year-Old Has A Bone To Pick With The TSA

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025 10 Comments
106-Year-Old TSA

A cute story from Texas where an active 106-year-old is tired of being on the receiving end of so many questions from airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) when she flies. 106-Year-Old Tired Of Being Hassled By TSA...

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Law In TravelTSA

Abolish TSA? Privatize Airport Security? How About We Start With Eliminating Liquid Ban…

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025 42 Comments
Abolish TSA

A new bill introduced in the US Senate seeks to abolish the TSA and privatize airport security. But before we “throw the baby out with the bathwater” couldn’t we start by ending the liquid ban? US Senators Introduce Bill...

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TSA

Do You Need A Real ID To Fly? May 7th Deadline Approaching

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 23, 2025March 22, 2025 9 Comments
PIT TSA Precheck Global entry delays

After years of deadline extensions and bureaucratic delays, the federal Real ID mandate is finally about to kick in. Whether you’re hopping on a quick Southwest shuttle or positioning for a long-haul to Europe, you’ll need the right credentials—or...

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Law In TravelNewsTSA

At Behest Of Trump Adminstration, TSA Bans Transgender Screeners From Performing Pat Downs

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 13, 2025 38 Comments
TSA Transgender

Transgender TSA screeners are now barred from performing pat downs on passengers under a new directive implementing a Trump administration executive order. Transgender TSA Officers No Longer Permitted To Pat Down Passengers As noted by View From The Wing,...

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TSA

Will New DHS Secretary Fix Broken TSA With Common Sense?

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 26, 2025January 27, 2025 29 Comments
Five Words TSA

Newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, has a litany of directives to execute her agenda. Can she finally fix the broken TSA? If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed...

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Los Angeles LAXTSA

TSA Officers Make Disturbing Discovery At LAX Airport

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 23, 2024 16 Comments
TSA Contraband

In a discovery that “surprised even the longest tenured and most experienced TSA officer,” a cache of prohibited contraband was found in the carry-on baggage of a woman attempting to board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)....

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NewsTSA

TSA Issues Urgent Warning Over…“Cat Eyes”

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 9, 2024September 9, 2024 8 Comments
TSA Cat Eyes

It appears that a so-called weapon commonly referred to as “cat eyes” is showing up in more carry-on bags, according to the TSA, to the extent that an urgent warning has been issued to leave them at home. TSA...

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TSA

TSA Warns Liquid Restrictions Will Remain In Effect Until 2040

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2024August 12, 2024 19 Comments
TSA Liquid Restrictions 2040

If you were hoping the next generation of airport security scanners would spell the end of onerous liquid restrictions, think again. The TSA has warned that its “3-1-1” liquid restrictions will likely remain in effect until 2040 as technology...

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TSA

TSA Touchless ID Will Put CLEAR Out Of Business

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 4, 2024May 5, 2024 51 Comments
a sign in a airport

I just experienced the new TSA Touchless ID checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and am convinced this will put CLEAR out of business. TSA Touchless ID: My First Experience When I checked in for my United Airlines...

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TSA

I Got “Felt Up” By The TSA After Body Scanner Detects Suspicious Package

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 1, 2024 74 Comments
TSA Body Scanner

True story. I recently had the oddest TSA security experience at Los Angeles International Airport that has left me wondering what possibly could have triggered the full body scanner to pinpoint my…package. TSA Body Scanner Flags My Suspicious Package...

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TSA

Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos’ Meltdown Over Migrant Delta Air Lines Flights

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 24, 2023December 24, 2023 21 Comments
george santos

Recently ousted Republican Congressman from New York, George Santos, took to Twitter calling out the TSA and Delta Air Lines CEO, Ed Bastian, over migrant flights.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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TSA

Five Words You Never Should Utter To The TSA…

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 1, 2023December 1, 2023 4 Comments
Five Words TSA

Word of advice: when dealing with the TSA, it is wise to always know the content of the items you are traveling with. Five Words You Never Should Utter To The TSA, Even As A Joke A man named...

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NewsTSAUnited Airlines

United Airlines Now Offering Easy TSA PreCheck Enrollment In Denver

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2023November 13, 2023 10 Comments
a group of people in a building

Under a new initiative that kicks off this week, all ticketed United Airlines travelers flying in and out of Denver (DEN) can enroll in TSA PreCheck with no need for an appointment. TSA PreCheck Enrollment In Denver In Under...

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TSA

The Points Guy Calls TSA Relatively Unskilled, Is He Wrong?

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 28, 2023May 28, 2023 57 Comments
a woman wearing a mask and gloves sitting in a chair in a airport

In an interview this week with CNBC, Brian Kelly “The Points Guy” called TSA workers “relatively unskilled.” He was dragged by pundits but was he wrong?  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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TSA

TSA Pranks Traveler By Making Him To Do “The Robot”

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 10, 2023November 13, 2023 19 Comments
a man in a blue shirt and gloves standing next to a man in a blue shirt

A TSA officer pranked a traveler by asking him to perform “the robot” at an airport security checkpoint in Maui. Appropriate? TSA Pranks Travelers On Request: Asks Him To Do “The Robot” I’ve been rather muted lately in my...

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TSA

Florida Woman Tries To Slip Emotional Support Snake Past TSA…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 10, 2023November 13, 2023 4 Comments
a painting of a computer chip

A woman traveling from Tampa tried to slip her boa constrictor past the TSA inside her carry-on bag. When confronted, she called the reptile her emotional support snake. Lady Stuffs Her Emotional Support Snake In Carry-On Bag, Tries To...

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TSA Finds Clandestine Cat In Checked Bag At JFK…

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 23, 2022November 13, 2023 8 Comments
a man wearing a mask and gloves with a suitcase

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) baggage screener made an unexpected discovery while x-raying a bag. Something was moving inside. Something furry. A cat… Cat Slips Into Checked Bag, Tries To Escape New York Winter For Florida, But Caught By...

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Law In TravelTSA

Supreme Court Declines To Overturn TSA Mask Mandate On Planes, Trains

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 1, 2022 40 Comments
a statue of a man sitting on a pedestal in front of United States Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court refused to overturn a lower court ruling upholding the broad power of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require masks onboard planes, trains, and other modes of public transport. TSA Authority To Issue Mask Mandate On...

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San Francisco SFOTSA

Overzealous TSO Fondles Male Passenger At SFO…Is This For Real?!

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 7, 2022November 13, 2023 34 Comments
a man in a blue shirt and blue gloves touching a man's leg

A CAS TSO (more on that below) was captured on video absolutely fondling a male passenger at a security checkpoint at SFO. I first thought this had to be a spoof, but it apparently is not. Wow… TSO Agent...

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TSA Will Start Quizzing Pilots And Flight Attendants About Their Travel Plans

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 5, 2022November 14, 2023 71 Comments
a sign in an airport

The TSA has complained to U.S. airlines that crewmembers increasingly flout their privilege of enjoying minimal security screenings at U.S. airports by bringing guns and other prohibited items through checkpoints and using their privileges in other inappropriate ways. In...

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