Here's how to check TSA wait times before your flight

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Airline passengers wait in long lines to get through the TSA security screening at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Sunday, March 8, 2026
Passengers wait for security screening at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport on Sunday.

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The TSA says it confiscates an average of 18 firearms a day at airports, and over 90% of them are loaded

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Travelers pass through a TSA security checkpoint during a winter storm at Denver International Airport on February 22, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
A TSA security checkpoint at Denver International Airport.

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A man snuck onto 2 flights in 2 days by reportedly tailgating passengers with tickets, and managed to fly over 800 miles

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Lufthansa Airbus A320 passenger aircraft seen flying, landing and taxiing at Polderbaan runway of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport AMS EHAM.
A Lufthansa Airbus A320. Lufthansa told Business Insider it is in touch with authorities to investigate how the incidents happened.

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TSA agents think the crew-member lane at airports is a huge security flaw that staff abuse for smuggling

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The cabin crew has a special security lane, but some TSA agents think it's a safety risk.

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4 flight attendants smuggled millions in drug money out of the US using the crewmember lane at JFK, prosecutors say

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Passengers going through a security screening at an airport.
Passengers going through a security screening at an airport.

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The TSA says the amount of people sneaking past security is a 'larger number than we realized'

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A report in the Washington Post revealed that 300 people have breached the TSA's airport security since March 2023.

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A British man boarded a flight to NYC without a passport or a boarding pass by tailgating behind unsuspecting passengers, report says

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Passengers queue to go through security in departures at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport.
Passengers line up to go through security in departures at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport.

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Self-service security screening is coming to airports, but PreCheck passengers are getting priority

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Vanderlande's prototype, the PAX MX2.
Vanderlande's prototype, the PAX MX2.

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