Airport Security

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Mail From United Airlines That I Wish Was True : New Scam To Steal Frequent Flyer Miles

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 21/10/2008 – Mail From United Airlines That I Wish Was True : New Scam To Steal Frequent Flyer Miles This morning I went to my PO Box to pick up my mail. My mail had the usual bills, a few catalogs and an envelope from United Airlines. Inside the envelope…

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TSA Rolls Out PDA Based Boarding Pass : A Security Double Standard

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/10/2008 – TSA Rolls Out PDA Based Boarding Pass : A Security Double Standard The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begin a beta program that allows flyers to download their boarding pass to the Blackberry/iPhone/PDA and skip printing out a paper boarding pass. When a flyer downloads the boarding pass…

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The Jewish Holiday Of Sukkot Is Not A Threat To Airline Security According To The Department Of Homeland Security

Byflyingfish

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish – E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/10/2008 – The Jewish Holiday Of Sukkot Is Not A Threat To Airline Security According To The Department Of Homeland Security Three days ago at Sunset, on the evening of the 13th of October, the Jewish festival of Sukkot began. Sukkot is the joyous holiday essentially celebrating the harvest. With…

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Registered Traveler ‘Clear’ Card Fee Goes Up To US$199: Is This Worth It? I Think Not

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 15/10/2008 – Registered Traveler ‘Clear’ Card Fee Goes Up To US$199: Is This Worth It? I Think Not A few days ago Verified Identity Pass (VIP) announced that it would be increasing the fee for registering for a “Clear” card VIP issues the Clear Card in accordance with the U.S….

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Protecting Your Sensitive Valuables In Checked Baggage : A Last Resort

Byflyingfish

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 8/10/2008 – Protecting Your Sensitive Valuables In Checked Baggage : A Last Resort WARNING: THE FOLLOWING LAST RESORT SUGGESTION IS ONLY VALID FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL WITHIN THE UNITED STATES With the recent news of a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screener being caught and confessing to the theft of hundreds of…

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Airport TSA Security Screener Busted For One-Man Theft Ring

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/10/2008 – Airport TSA Security Screener Busted For One-Man Theft Ring What happens when those charged with protecting the flying public become those stealing from the flying public? This has come up time-and-time again. Nearly 300 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Screening Officers (TSO) have been discharged and arrested in…

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iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : TSAwait

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/09/2008 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : TSAwait Last weeks’ iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week was “FAAwait,” I thought it only natural to follow up with the iPhone ‘App’ TSAwait. TSAwait is a simple ‘App’ that lets you check average wait times for more than 600 security check point,…

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A Compact Toiletry Kit Bag That Is Inexpensive & Meets Airport Security Requirements

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 21/08/2008 – A Compact Toiletry Kit Bag That Is Inexpensive & Meets Airport Security Requirements For the past few years……OK for the last who knows how many years (at least a decade) I have used a 1-quart Ziploc bag as my toiletry bag on the road. I like the Ziploc…

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15/08/2008-The Weekly Round Up: Is "Clear" Secure? : Proper Jetiquette : Duct Tape : Carry-on Bag Sizing : Lonely Planet iPhone App : Fish On The Move

Byflyingfish

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 15/08/2008-The Weekly Round Up : Is “Clear” Secure? : Proper Jetiquette : Duct Tape : Carry-on Bag Sizing : Lonely Planet iPhone App : Fish On The Move This week ends with Flying With Fish swimming into new waters. If you surf over to www.flyingwithfish.com between 5:00pm EST/10:00pm GMT today…

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Don’t Lose Your Laptop In The Airport (and if you do get it back again)

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/08/2008 – Don’t Lose Your Laptop In The Airport (and if you do get it back again) Every week an average of more than 10,000 laptops are lost at airports in the United States. Approximately 40% of these laptops are left at the security checkpoints with another 23% being left…