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

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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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The TSA is trying out self-checkout-style security screenings for the first time

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Self service station line
Harry Reid International Airport will be the first to try out a self-service security check.

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TSA Self-Checkout Is Coming, But Will It Really Make Air Travel Suck Less?

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TSA started testing a new “self-checkout” lane in Las Vegas on Wednesday for pre-checked flyers. Network TV morning shows billed it as the future of airport security.

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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Thanksgiving weekend was the busiest ever for the US travel industry, and things went shockingly smoothly

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Crowds pass through a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on November 21, 2023, in Los Angeles, as people travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Crowds at Los Angeles International Airport last Tuesday.

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A former Delta copilot is accused of threatening to shoot the captain 'multiple times' if he diverted the plane due to a passenger's medical emergency

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The front part of a Delta Airlines A330 taxiing on the runway after touching down at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
A Delta Airlines A330.

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Sidney Powell's lawyers say the Georgia racketeering case killed her TSA privileges and wrecked her 'previously sterling' reputation

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An American Airlines jet flies over Nickerson Beach Park and Attorney Sidney Powell speaks to the press
Attorney Sidney Powell's legal team said her "trusted traveler" status with the TSA has been revoked.

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A passenger was whisked through TSA security checkpoints by Clear, but they never signed up or had their identity checked —they just used a boarding pass they found in the trash.

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Travelers walk past Clear kiosks in the domestic terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Friday, May 26, 2023.
Travelers walk past Clear kiosks in the domestic terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Friday, May 26, 2023.

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Did you pay $189 for Clear? You may have to show your ID at TSA anyway, threatening one of the program's biggest selling points

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Passengers using CLEAR kiosk that allows quick and secure Identity confirmation, West Palm Beach Airport, Florida.
Passengers using CLEAR kiosk that allows quick and secure Identity confirmation, West Palm Beach Airport, Florida.

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