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Faster TSA Bag Scanners Are One Step Closer to Reality

TSA has approved new baggage scanners designed to do two things: Speed up airport security lines, and provide better imaging of your bag’s contents. Once installed, these scanners could make airports safer, and security checkpoints run smoother. According to the L.A. Times , these new scanners use the same imaging technology that hospitals employ. The

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The US Airports With the Most TSA Complaints

If you’ve ever been screamed at by a TSA agent or had to wait in line for hours at an understaffed checkpoint, you know that the airport security experience can vary widely from airport to airport. HUNTER | Adobe Stock A new study by Upgraded Points uncovers the airports that have received the most TSA-related

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An Airline Denied Her ‘Emotional Support Hamster’—So She Flushed It

What if an airline refuses to let your “emotional support hamster” fly with you? That might seem like nothing more than a jokey headline, or downright clickbait, but for 21-year-old college student Belen Aldecosea, it was a real-world dilemma, with life-and-death implications for her emotional-support animal. And yes, the emotional-support animal in question was indeed

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5 Things You Need to Know About Stewart Field, New York’s Newest International Airport

This summer, Norwegian plans to fly from New York to Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Shannon—and for these flights, “New York” means Stewart International Airport (SWF), also called Stewart Field. Currently, the only flights at Stewart are nonstops to Florida on Allegiant and JetBlue, plus commuter flights to nearby hubs on American. But Norwegian’s expansion means

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The Best Airlines of 2018 According to J.D. Power

J.D. Power is out with its annual list of the best airlines for customer satisfaction, and the ranking is once again topped by familiar liveries. Alaska Airlines is the best airline for the eleventh consecutive year—yes, eleventh—and Southwest topped the low-cost category for the second straight year. Southwest unseated perennial winner JetBlue two years ago,

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Airport Face Scanners Are Gaining Momentum as a Boarding Requirement

Facial recognition technology is picking up steam in airports around the country. Last year, JetBlue and Delta both tested biometric scanning methods as possible replacements for boarding passes. Now comes news that Orlando International Airport will, according to the AP , “require a face scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights.” In

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Poll: Most Americans Don’t Support Trump’s Travel Ban

You probably saw (or experienced) the airport protests and delays this weekend following President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban nationals traveling to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority nations. But what do the American people think of the new travel measure? Turns out less than a third of Americans approve, according to a non-reader Skift

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Allegiant Air Retires Outdated Planes That Caused Safety Concerns

The last of Allegiant Air’s aging fleet of MD-80 planes took its final flight this week, hopefully putting an end to years of safety and reliability concerns swirling around the carrier’s use of an outdated aircraft . Early MD-80 models debuted about 40 years ago, and have been since retired by most other airlines. CBS

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Homeland Security to Maintain Confusing Electronics Search Policy

The Department of Homeland (DHS) plans to continue its confusing and controversial policy on searching some electronic devices at U.S. airports. In remarks to the Senate Homeland Security Committee, DHS Secretary John Kelly claimed the searches are valuable in the fight against terrorism. However, most travelers may not even aware that the policy exists. Searches of travelers’ mobile phones, laptops, and other

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