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Top Ten Tips to Get Through the Airport Checkpoint Quickly
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By: Jeff Schuman
An air travel tip is something you can use to your benefit when traveling by air. In this article we look at several air travel tips.
Seems travelers love to hate the screeners at the airport. Keep in mind, the front line personnel that you see as you make your way toward the gate are just the worker bees. They?re not Congress and they?re not the big wig decision makers. If at times they seem like robots, deviating very little from their spcheel, it?s because they have procedures that they must follow and deviating from the standard operation procedure is not an option
There are a number of things you can do yourself to speed things along. Listed below are the top ten tips to help your visit to the airport security checkpoint hassle-free.
1. Have your boarding pass and government issued photo ID readily available. Some airports have someone checking your boarding pass and ID as you first approach your concourse, then shortly thereafter there is another employee asking for the same thing.
Actually they may be asking for the same thing, but these employees, often one a federal employee and one a private company employee, while looking at the same thing, aren?t looking for the same thing. Each person has a different role to fill. If you have to dig in your purse or wallet for these items, that will increase the wait time. Ensure your boarding pass is pulled out of the airline envelope.
2. Wear tennis shoes or known airport friendly footwear so you?ll avoid setting off the alarm on the walk through metal detector. Often the screeners will encourage you to take your shoes off before passing through the metal detector. What many passengers fail to recognize is that many, many shoe manufacturers place steel shanks (supports) in the souls of the shoes. Just because you don?t see metal, doesn?t mean they are metal-free.
3. Laptop computers and video cameras that use cassette tapes, not digital cameras, need to come out of their carrying case prior to passing through the x-ray machine. Have these items out of the case before you reach the table to divest your items.
4. Only undeveloped film with a speed of 800 or higher should be hand checked. All other disposable cameras, film of 100, 200 or 400 speed and digital cameras are safe to pass through the x-ray. Know your film speed before reaching the x-ray machine.
5. Metal Objects If you have an inkling that your belt buckle or larger metal watch may set off the metal detector, remove them while you?re waiting in line and have them ready to place into a bin.
6. Don’t wear pants or suspenders that contain a lot of metal.</b> If you can?t remove the metal prior to passing through the metal detector, you’ll be sent for additional screening, thus increasing your wait time.
7. Most small jewelry such as rings, necklaces and earrings will not set off the alarm. Don?t bother wasting time removing them.
8. Yes your fanny pack, hidden money belt and wallet on a string around your neck must pass through the x-ray, have it ready toplace into a bin.
9. Leave all tools, Swiss army knives, pointed end scissors, and bladed corkscrews in your checked bag. You may not bring themonboard the aircraft in your carry-on bags. If your bag must be searched to find these items, it’s definitely going to increase your wait time.
10. Strollers and pet carriers need to pass through the x-ray machine. Remove your children and pets from this equipment prior to reaching the x-ray.If you?re standing in line merely waiting for your turn to walk through, use this time to your advantage. If everyone were already ready to walk though the metal detector BEFORE it was actually their turn, the wait times would be greatly decreased.
Next time you fly, instead of grumbling about the procedures that neither you nor the front line screeners can change, try having some fun, being prepared and perhaps even thanking the screeners for doing their part of keeping the aircrafts safe.
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