I hate that. One of the many reasons that we got pre check
We have twin girls both at 95 percentile activity levels. Two years ago they had just turned 4 and we went through MCO security. One of the twins saw the huge pile of water bottles taken from passengers and she ran under the folding table barriers and started routing through the bottles. The nearest TSA agent was a large man and his face bore no indication that he had ever smiled. He glared at me and told me to retrieve her immediately. I said I think she is thirsty and smiled. Bad response since at this point the glare deepened to the point that I started to worry about a night in jail. I retrieved my daughter and we made it through meekly without further incident. The incident really surprised me in that MCO TSA didn’t seem in the least tolerant of children. There was no harm or security breach and we were still some minutes from actual screening.
Active twins can be a handful and I don’t know how to please some people without resorting to duck tape and leg irons.
We flew out of NY a few years ago... DS was 16 at the time.
He gets to scanner and the agent tells him he does not need to remove his shoes.
He gets to the other side of the metal detector and the guy on that side ask why he didn't remove his shoes?
Another trip we had a stern talking to since all of our liquid baggies were put in the same bin. There were 4 of us flying and the baggies all go in the same carry on so we put them in the same bin like we have done every other time including the flight down. Turns out that was a no-no.
THe taking the food out of your carry ons has been a thing for a while and it depends on how busy the airport is. Food packaging is often flagged and needs additional screening, so if the security checkpoint is busy, you have to pull it out.
I have had to pull all of my food out several times in Philly, Miami, Palm Beach, Atlanta and I am sure there are a few others. It really depends on how crowded it is.
Please do not go there.The reason is because TSA is security theater carried out by low paid employees, who from person to person don't know what they should be doing.
While they are focused on food and drinks, the majority of the weapons that are put through security audits pass without being found.
I don't think we've ever put a backpack in a bin unless it was years ago. It's a bag and thus has gone on the belt in our experience.Backpack on the belt, not in a bin.
That one it's been a toss up. But there have been times that it the TSA agent has lifted the shoes and places them on the belt by themselves without complaint and other times that they've been fine with my jacket with it and belt if I have one.Shoes in a bin, but by themselves.
I don't think we've ever put a backpack in a bin unless it was years ago. It's a bag and thus has gone on the belt in our experience.
That one it's been a toss up. But there have been times that it the TSA agent has lifted the shoes and places them on the belt by themselves without complaint and other times that they've been fine with my jacket with it and belt if I have one.
When they were two years old one of them got sick the day we were leaving Disney. He had a fever and had been vomiting for several hours by the time we got to the airport. The TSA agent wanted me to put him down to walk through the x-ray machine and I told him he'd been sick all day and I couldn't put him down. He rolled his eyes at me and called over to another agent in a very disbelieving tone, "She says she can't put him down because he's sick" and they told him to allow me. He was obviously annoyed. We walk through the x-ray and not 2 seconds after and 2 feet from the agent he starting puking again. Served him right IMO, lol. And the kids love that story now.
Please do not go there.
I don't know what your comment about "not going there" is about. Nothing about my post violates any of the rules.
Someone asked why TSA checks are inconsistent, and I gave them an answer. Go to any airport and you'll see different agents on different lines doing things. This doesn't have anything to do with security alerts or anything else. It's poor training, low pay, and a thankless job environment. In 2017 TSA missed 70% of weapons that were put through security. This isn't made up, it's a fact based on Homeland Security's own internal investigations.
Another thing that would help would be people not trying to bring their entire household on an airplane. On a multi-thousand dollar vacation, $25 extra bucks to check a bag is the tipping point? I've never had a problem with airport security confusion - the only items we carry on are electronics and non-liquid snacks for the kids. I get it, sometimes people need medication or special items, but these are not the majority of cases. Some of the things people asking about bringing on line I don't understand why they need for a 2 or 3 hour flight. Put it in your checked bag and breeze through security.
I'll just give my experience.Another thing that would help would be people not trying to bring their entire household on an airplane. On a multi-thousand dollar vacation, $25 extra bucks to check a bag is the tipping point? I've never had a problem with airport security confusion - the only items we carry on are electronics and non-liquid snacks for the kids. I get it, sometimes people need medication or special items, but these are not the majority of cases. Some of the things people asking about bringing on line I don't understand why they need for a 2 or 3 hour flight. Put it in your checked bag and breeze through security.
And what's interesting in what you've mentioned is we flew several hours after the Vegas shooting TO Vegas and our airport security was no different other than that was the time period when Kindles started having to be taken out of your carryon bags and when I had flown to Disney several weeks prior that rule was not in effect yet at my home airport.
The Vegas airport was closed for a time after it and people were running towards the airport. I found it interesting that a poster said there was an increased alert level and experienced increased security review in Orlando due to the Vegas incident (their words) and yet I experienced no increased check when flying to Vegas where it was right by where the actual incident occured just several hours after it occured (we landed about 8 hours after it occured but we checked into security approximately 5-6hours after the first shots). I'm fully aware that the shooter didn't fly.The Vegas shooter didn't fly, and that incident wasn't related to a threat to air travel.
If it keeps you guessing, then it keeps the knuckleheads and bad guys guessing too.