Transportation Security Administration

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17/10/2008 – The Weekly Round Up : Fuel Surcharges; Booking To Soon? : Baggage Theft Blame Game : TSA Approves Jewish Holiday! : etc etc etc

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Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/10/2008 – The Weekly Round Up : Fuel Surcharges; Booking To Soon? : Baggage Theft Blame Game : TSA Approves Jewish Holiday! : etc etc etc The leaves are turning, the air is cooling and when I look up in the sky I see long while contrails sweeping across the…

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

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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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Missing Items From Checked Baggage : Who Do You Contact?

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Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/10/2008 – Missing Items From Checked Baggage : Who Do You Contact? It is all too common that I hear stories of people missing items from their checked baggage. I hear this more often from U.S. travelers than flyers from anywhere else in the world on a regular basis (then…

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Protecting Your Sensitive Valuables In Checked Baggage : A Last Resort

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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

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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

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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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Anatomy Of An Airport Security Checkpoint

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Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/07/2008 – Anatomy Of An Airport Security Checkpoint I frequently discuss topics related to airport security on Flying With Fish, however this morning as I crossed the security checkpoint at New York’s JFK International Airport Terminal 7, having been awake for just under 22 hours, I realized some infrequent flyers…

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20/6/2008-Weekly Roundup: The Travel Strategist Launches; New TSA Changes; Two Airlines Unite; Carry-On Bag Etiquette; Win A Camera; Fish On The Radio

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Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/6/2008-Weekly Roundup: The Travel Strategist Launches; New TSA Changes; Two Airlines Unite; Carry-On Bag Etiquette; Win A Camera; Fish On The Radio This week I have taken a bold new step in the direction of expanding the knowledge that I write about on Flying With Fish. Rather than accept ads…

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TSA Institutes New Secondary Security Searches At The Gate

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Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 19/6/2008 – TSA Institutes New Secondary Security Searches At The Gate This summer the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be making air travel just a little more complex and confusing as it plans to reinstitute additional security screenings at ‘the boarding gate.’ The random screening of passengers, who have already…

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TSA Agents Get A Badge : Should TSA Screeners Have ‘Law Enforcement’ Shields?

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Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/6/2008 – TSA Agents Get A Badge : Should TSA Screeners Have ‘Law Enforcement’ Shields? This morning as passengers lined up for security screening at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) they were greeted by TSA Screeners wearing badges. I rarely speak negatively about the TSA….