http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/airport-security Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/meltdowns-the-tsa-forgot-to-mention_b_1566133.html 2012-06-04T07:30:00Z 2012-06-04T07:53:41Z Christopher Elliott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/ Rep. John Mica is sounding the alarm bells about "another TSA meltdown." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/john-mica">John Mica</a>, <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-patdowns">Tsa Patdowns</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/united-airlines">United Airlines</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/5-things-the-tsa-doesnt-want-video_b_1551218.html 2012-05-29T07:30:00Z 2012-05-29T07:43:22Z Christopher Elliott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/ The TSA doesn't want us to see its documented arrogance and incompetence, doesn't want us to know that it's an out-of-control government agency. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/airport-screening">Airport Screening</a>, <a href="/tag/vipr">Vipr</a>, <a href="/tag/screening">Screening</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-news">Travel News</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/kip-hawley">Kip Hawley</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-ressler/tsa-mission-impossible-in_b_1546268.html 2012-05-25T14:00:00Z 2012-05-25T14:00:54Z Steve Ressler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-ressler/ A former TSA administrator says two major changes would create better -- and less frustrating -- airport security. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/government">Government</a>, <a href="/tag/govloop">Govloop</a>, <a href="/tag/dorobek">Dorobek</a>, <a href="/tag/transportation-security-administration">Transportation Security Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/kip-hawley">Kip Hawley</a>, <a href="/tag/public-sector">Public Sector</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/smartertravel/10-things-to-pack-that-save-money_b_1533428.html 2012-05-24T07:00:00Z 2012-05-24T07:22:21Z SmarterTravel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/smartertravel/ The right travel gear can help you keep costs down while seeing the world. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/airport">Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/airplane">Airplane</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-advice">Travel Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-tips">Travel Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/packing-tips">Packing Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/luggage">Luggage</a>, <a href="/tag/packing">Packing</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/what-the-hell-gives-them-_b_1531823.html 2012-05-21T07:00:00Z 2012-05-21T07:07:01Z Christopher Elliott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/ An entire organization within the government is operating above the rule of law. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-pat-down">TSA Pat Down</a>, <a href="/tag/henry-kissinger">Henry Kissinger</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/air-travel">Air Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/what-do-you-really-know-a_b_1513407.html 2012-05-16T07:00:00Z 2012-05-16T07:01:04Z Christopher Elliott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/ When it comes to the TSA, you may know less than you think. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/yemen">Yemen</a>, <a href="/tag/underwear-bomber">Underwear Bomber</a>, <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/cia">Cia</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/al-qaeda">Al Qaeda</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/henry-kissinger-pat-down-_n_1516327.html 2012-05-14T18:07:52Z 2012-05-14T18:31:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger received little love from TSA agents at New York's LaGuardia airport on Friday when he was patted down.<br /> <br /> T... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/henry-kissinger-tsa">Henry Kissinger Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/henry-kissinger">Henry Kissinger</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport-Security</a>, <a href="/tag/henry-kissinger-pat-down">Henry Kissinger Pat Down</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/airport-security-breaches-tsa-report-newark-airport_n_1515944.html 2012-05-14T16:55:00Z 2012-05-14T16:55:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- On average, only half of the security breaches at six of the country's major airports were reported to and corrected by the Transportati... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/newark-airport-security-breach">Newark Airport Security Breach</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/terrorism">Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/laguardia-airport">LaGuardia Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/jfk-airport">JFK Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/dogs">Dogs</a>, <a href="/tag/newark-airport">Newark Airport</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/airport-racial-profiling-app-transportation-security-administration_n_1503239.html 2012-05-09T13:12:00Z 2012-05-09T13:12:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- A new mobile app that enables travelers to file reports of alleged racial profiling by the Transportation Security Administration from t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sikh-turbans">Sikh Turbans</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-racial-profiling">Airport Racial Profiling</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-pat-downs">Tsa Pat Downs</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-rights">Civil Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-profiling">Racial Profiling</a>, <a href="/tag/mobile-apps">Mobile Apps</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/tsa-equipment-warehouses-dallas_n_1502993.html 2012-05-09T11:38:11Z 2012-05-09T11:38:05Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Thousands of pieces of security equipment that cost taxpayers an estimated $184 million and were supposed to be installed at airport che... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/darrell-issa">Darrell Issa</a>, <a href="/tag/house-transportation--infrastructure-committee">House Transportation &amp; Infrastructure Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/john-mica">John Mica</a>, <a href="/tag/house-oversight-and-government-reform-committee">House Oversight and Government Reform Committee</a>, <a href="/tag/government-waste">Government Waste</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/children-on-airplanes_b_1492051.html 2012-05-07T11:28:18Z 2012-05-07T11:29:16Z Lisa Belkin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/ Had I walked through with my suitcase, purse, and muffin on my own, I would have been treated like I always am -- a frequent business flyer. But I was with a 2-year-old, and a mother who looked a bit like a Sherpa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-in-airports">Kids in Airports</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-on-planes">Kids on Planes</a>, <a href="/tag/air-travel">Air Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/carryon-luggage">Carryon Luggage</a>, <a href="/tag/airline-luggage-rules">Airline Luggage Rules</a>, <a href="/tag/parentry">Parentry</a>, <a href="/tag/american-airlines">American Airlines</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/is-the-tsa-worth-saving-p_b_1489915.html 2012-05-07T07:40:00Z 2012-05-07T07:44:49Z Christopher Elliott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/ Big changes could be coming to America's least favorite federal agency. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tsa-reform">TSA Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/rand-paul">Rand Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/poll">Poll</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/sfo-terminal-closed-after-security_n_1477710.html 2012-05-04T11:50:00Z 2012-05-04T11:50:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of passengers are being rescreened at San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 3 after a security breach forced the te... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sfo">Sfo</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security-scare">Airport Security Scare</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/sfo-closed">SFO Closed</a>, <a href="/tag/sfo-airport">Sfo Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-airport">San Francisco Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/sfo-terminal-closed">SFO Terminal Closed</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-airport-closed">San Francisco Airport Closed</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/tsa-reveals-passenger-com_n_1477656.html 2012-05-04T11:33:52Z 2012-05-04T11:33:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ From intrusive pat-downs to body scans to perceived profiling, the Transportation Security Administration always seems to be the target of complaints.... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/aviation">Aviation</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/air-travel">Air Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/airports">Airports</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/how-much-worse-can-the-ts_b_1464193.html 2012-05-01T07:00:00Z 2012-05-01T07:06:04Z Christopher Elliott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/ When you're on probation, you steer clear of trouble. You try to to avoid any appearance of impropriety and you're on your best behavior. Not the Transportation Security Administration. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/security">Security</a>, <a href="/tag/transportation-security-administration">Transportation Security Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/kip-hawley">Kip Hawley</a>, <a href="/tag/methamphetamine">Methamphetamine</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/airport-racial-profiling-app-real-time-complaints-tsa_n_1455533.html 2012-04-26T11:38:00Z 2012-04-26T11:38:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Civil rights groups plan to unveil a mobile app Monday that they say will allow users to report instances of alleged racial profiling by... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sikh-turbans">Sikh Turbans</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-profiling">Tsa Profiling</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/terrorism">Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/muslims">Muslims</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-profiling">Racial Profiling</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-racial-profiling">Tsa Racial Profiling</a>, <a href="/tag/mobile-apps">Mobile Apps</a>, <a href="/tag/sikhs">Sikhs</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/kip-hawley-privatizing-airport-security_n_1453590.html 2012-04-25T17:34:01Z 2012-04-25T17:33:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Former Transportation Security Administration chief Kip Hawley said Wednesday that privatizing screening at airports -- a pet cause of a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/terrorism">Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/private-security-contractors">Private Security Contractors</a>, <a href="/tag/privatization">Privatization</a>, <a href="/tag/john-mica">John Mica</a>, <a href="/tag/john-pistole">John Pistole</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-security">TSA Security</a>, <a href="/tag/transportation-security-administration">Transportation Security Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/kip-hawley">Kip Hawley</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/ex-tsa-chief-kip-hawley-o_n_1449147.html 2012-04-24T11:37:01Z 2012-04-24T12:19:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ With a new book about his time at the TSA out today, former TSA Administrator Kip Hawley is making the talk show rounds to offer solutions for the "un... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/permanent-emergency">Permanent Emergency</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/aviation-security">Aviation Security</a>, <a href="/tag/kip-hawley">Kip Hawley</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-administrator">Tsa Administrator</a>, <a href="/tag/nathan-means">Nathan Means</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/tsa-tells-passenger-to-go-to-hell_n_1448369.html 2012-04-24T08:30:00Z 2012-04-24T08:37:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ UPDATE, 4/24, 12:16 p.m.: After being contacted by HuffPost Travel, Berenson's tweet, along with a photo of the note, disappeared from his timeline. T... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tsa-go-to-hell">Tsa Go to Hell</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-note">Tsa Note</a>, <a href="/tag/aviation-security">Aviation Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-go-to-hell-note">Tsa Go to Hell Note</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/tsa-spare-change-airports-security_n_1445628.html 2012-04-23T14:31:00Z 2012-04-23T14:31:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Between the strip searches and pat-downs, it's easy to lose track of your stuff when going through airport security--especially your spare change. In ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/loose-change-airport">Loose Change Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/airport">Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security-loose-change">Airport Security Loose Change</a>, <a href="/tag/airports">Airports</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-change">Airport Change</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-loose-change">Airport Loose Change</a>, <a href="/tag/loose-change">Loose Change</a>, <a href="/tag/loose-change-airport-security">Loose Change Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/change-airport">Change Airport</a>, <a href="/money">Money News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/is-it-too-easy-to-lose-th_b_1445119.html 2012-04-23T08:00:00Z 2012-04-23T08:04:55Z Christopher Elliott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-elliott/ As the TSA moves toward what it calls an "intelligence-driven, risk-based approach to security," maybe it's worth asking how intelligent some of its new systems really are. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tsa-precheck-program">Tsa-Precheck-Program</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/airport">Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/state-department">State Department</a>, <a href="/tag/screening">Screening</a>, <a href="/tag/precheck">Precheck</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-christoph/tips-to-avoid-airport-security-snafus_b_1438231.html 2012-04-20T07:00:00Z 2012-04-20T07:16:08Z Tracy Christoph http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-christoph/ No matter how often you travel, even if you are a professional like me, it's important to cover your bases before heading to the airport. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/flight-attendants">Flight Attendants</a>, <a href="/tag/security">Security</a>, <a href="/tag/aviation-security">Aviation Security</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/flight-attendant-tips">Flight Attendant Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/airlines">Airlines</a>, <a href="/tag/air-travel-tips">Air Travel Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/jetblue">Jetblue</a>, <a href="/tag/air-travel">Air Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/omer-petti-tsa-stolen-300-dollars-money_n_1438994.html 2012-04-19T18:30:00Z 2012-04-19T18:33:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ For most people, a TSA screening only costs time and dignity.<br /> <br /> But for Omer Petti, a 95-year-old retired Air Force Major from the Detroit-area, a sc... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/omer-petti">Omer Petti</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/madge-woodward">Madge Woodward</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-news">Detroit News</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-screening">TSA Screening</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa-theft">Tsa Theft</a>, <a href="/tag/jfk-airport">JFK Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/air-passenger-data-deal-european-parliament_n_1438194.html 2012-04-19T16:28:00Z 2012-04-19T16:28:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Two years after the formal expiration of a controversial Bush-era pact requiring air passenger data be handed over to the U.S. Departmen... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/department-of-homeland-security">Department of Homeland Security</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/pnr-agreement">Pnr-Agreement</a>, <a href="/tag/terrorism">Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/pnr-eu">Pnr-Eu</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/airline-passengers">Airline Passengers</a>, <a href="/tag/air-passenger-data">Air Passenger Data</a>, <a href="/tag/dhs">Dhs</a>, <a href="/tag/air-travel">Air Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/passenger-name-records">Passenger-Name-Records</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/airport-security-pat-downs_b_1432606.html 2012-04-19T16:36:34Z 2012-04-19T15:56:17Z Lisa Belkin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/ A mother has to stand and watch as her 5th grader is marched through the terminal by armed guards, put in a private examination room, then poked and prodded around his groin. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kids-and-tsa">Kids and TSA</a>, <a href="/tag/tsa">Tsa</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-with-diabetes">Kids With Diabetes</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-screening-rules">Airport Screening Rules</a>, <a href="/tag/diabetic-pumps">Diabetic Pumps</a>, <a href="/tag/parentry">Parentry</a>, <a href="/tag/airport-security">Airport Security</a>, <a href="/tag/diabetes">Diabetes</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-with-children">Travel With Children</a>, <a href="/tag/airports-and-children">Airports and Children</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p>