Good News Everyone: TSA puts family screening lanes at all US Airports

By November 20th, all the US Airports will have designated TSA passenger security-check lanes called “family lanes” to move through security checks and inspections at “their own pace”. The “popular” lanes had been tested earlier at 48 airports “provide a space for families and passengers who don’t travel very often to move through security at [...]

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Product Showcase: TSA Friendly Laptop Bag “FLYTHRU” by Belkin

Earlier, I had blogged about TSA approved laptop bags that will allow people to pass through security without taking the laptops out (one of the things about flying that I really hate). Belkin just launched a new laptop bag called “FlyThru” that is checkpoint friendly and “meets the guidelines set forth by TSA, with the [...]

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Europe Delays Introduction of Body Scanners

European Union (EU) lawmakers (EU-MPs) have delayed the installation of full body scanners or millimeter wave scanners at European Airports which takes an X-ray picture to view “under the clothes” outline image of the person, an alternative to pat down search. EU MPs passed a resolution to conduct further study on privacy and health implication [...]

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Show your love to your friendly TSA agent?

This one is Funny (and maybe border line inappropriate but still fun). I came across the makezine blog which posted a story about an artist Evan Roth who is working on a project to make metal plates with messages that will be visible on the X-ray screen monitor of a TSA screening device. Take a [...]

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TSA to allow laptops in “Approved Bags”

Taking out laptops and then putting them back in has been a big problem for a lot of travelers (including me) while going through TSA checkpoints.
Starting August 16th 2008, TSA will allow travelers to leave their laptops in “checkpoint friendly” cases.
As I had earlier blogged, Targus has already started advertising the new bag.
From Time -

“To [...]

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Good news everyone: Targus invents a laptop bag to ease air travel

One of the biggest problems I have while flying is getting the laptop out of the laptop bag and putting it back in after getting it scanned (at the security checkpoint). The problem gets even worse if you have bunch of people ahead of you fumbling with their laptops, especially the leisure travelers .
Targus [...]

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My Experience with the Virtual Strip Search

Last weekend, I had to fly from Phoenix AZ to San Jose CA and since I had bought a one way ticket, I got the notorious “SSSS” on my boarding pass which allowed me the opportunity to use the Millimeter Wave Scanner (or Virtual Strip Search). “SSSS” means Secondary Security Screening Selection/Selectee, which is printed [...]

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Body Scanners to be installed at more Airports

Earlier, I had blogged about Los Angeles and New York Airport to install the millimeter wave machine (or Body Scanners). Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is installing the machines at 10 busiest US Airports.
Current Status -

Currently used at – Los Angeles, Baltimore, Denver, Albuquerque and New York’s JFK airport
This Month – Wastington DC’s Reagan [...]

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Get ready for a Virtual Strip Search!

Los Angeles and New York Airports will install the millimeter wave machines that can peer thorugh clothes and create a fuzzy but accurate image of a body. The technology is claimed to be more effective in searching for “guns, knices, bombs and dangerous materials” than pat-down searches.
Facts (from the article) -

Scanner called – Millimeter Wave [...]

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