How to find out if the TSA PreCheck lane will be open when you travel If you’ve been following my advice for years, then you know that one of my best travel tips for speeding through U.S. airports is to get TSA PreCheck. It’s $78… Johnny Jet , October 18, 2024
Is it OK to take food from an airline lounge to-go? How much? A woman who goes by zaftpunjab on Reddit posted a thread titled “Distress at MSP lounge!” She claimed that while in a Delta Air Lines lounge, she “got reported for… Johnny Jet , October 7, 2024
Arizona woman sentenced to prison for assaulting TSA officer who confiscated her apple juice On April 25, 2023, Ma’Kiah Cherae Coleman, who was 19 at the time of the incident, and is from Glendale, Arizona, assaulted a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Phoenix’s… Johnny Jet , September 21, 2024
Juggler or smuggler? TSA officer makes passenger juggle five balls at security checkpoint Here’s something new: A traveler was asked to prove he was not smuggling drugs by juggling. According to a post on the social networking site Threads, Bennett Santora, who goes… Johnny Jet , September 8, 2024
TSA tackles traveler at LaGuardia Airport after he flees with loaded gun in backpack A month ago, I wrote a post about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) catching a prominent member of Congress and others with guns in carry-on luggage at DC airports. Victoria… Johnny Jet , August 3, 2024
How I avoid the chaos at LAX and a review my Alaska Airlines flight to STS After I sent yesterday’s newsletter, I hopped on an Alaska Airlines flight from LAX to STS (Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport). Today, I’m writing about how I avoided the madness… Johnny Jet , July 22, 2024
If you flew yesterday, you were part of history: TSA sets record for most passengers screened in a single day If you subscribe to my free travel newsletter (here’s the link), then you know that I’ve been predicting that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would break their single-day record for… Johnny Jet , July 8, 2024
TSA catches House member and others with guns in carry-on luggage at DC airports No doubt gun culture in the United States of America is out of control and things were only made worse after the pandemic. If you need proof, just look at… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2024
TSA breaks single-day record for highest number of airline passengers screened at security checkpoints across the country If you subscribe to my free travel newsletter (here’s the link), then you know that I’ve been predicting that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would break their single-day record for… Johnny Jet , May 25, 2024
How to get TSA PreCheck fast and 4 other tips you need to know Ask any traveler about their travel pet peeves and many are definitely going to say standing in long lines. That’s why most frequent travelers have mastered the art of reducing… Johnny Jet , May 18, 2024
Heartwarming video: TSA explosives detection dog retires from his job screening travelers in style After writing yesterday’s heartbreaking story about a Golden Retriever who died after an airline sent him to the wrong airport and didn’t give him water, I felt I needed to… Johnny Jet , May 4, 2024
Whoa: Is this the craziest customs line you’ve ever seen? If you’ve ever traveled internationally to one of the countries that have a U.S. preclearance checkpoint, then you know how great it can be. Instead of waiting in a long… Johnny Jet , April 30, 2024
My Clear strategy and why I’m not worried about the new California bill to ban it If you subscribe to my newsletter or listen to me on the radio and TV, then you know I’m always touting fast-track trusted traveler programs as one of the best… Johnny Jet , April 25, 2024
Could These Free Smart Luggage Carts Be the Future of Travel at Airports Around the World? My wife forwarded me an Instagram video (embedded below) about free smart trolleys or luggage carts in some international airports and asked me if I’d seen them before. I hadn’t… Johnny Jet , February 28, 2024
The 10 Worst Airports in the U.S. for Connecting Flights I often share my advice about connecting flights but my overall advice is this: If there’s a nonstop option from your home airport then choose it, even if it costs… Johnny Jet , January 25, 2024
