TSA PreCheck lines grow longer as faster lanes slow down
A USA TODAY report shows PreCheck travelers sometimes face longer lines than standard security. Examples include Andy Lundberg in Kansas City and Melinda Edmonds in St. Louis, while TSA cites overall shorter waits for PreCheck members. The phenomenon, dubbed checkpoint inversion, occurs despite faster lanes being the norm.
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Andy Lundberg
Kansas City
Baltimore
Southwest Airlines
Transportation Security Administration
Lundberg
Melinda Edmonds
St. Louis
Sacramento
Edmonds
TSA
Anchorage
Is PreCheck worth it and what it does
PreCheck is TSA's trusted traveler program costing 85 dollars for five years. It promises five minute or faster lines and not removing laptops or liquids in most cases. It is popular with frequent flyers but may not shorten lines if PreCheck is longer than regular lanes.
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TSA
Tsa.gov
Andra Watkins
Christopher Elliott
National Geographic Traveler
chris@elliott
Elliott.org
Airlines plan capacity rushes during holidays with added flights
The reader asks about busy airports during holidays and airlines increasing capacity. The answer notes planes and airports run near full daily, holidays raise demand, and carriers add flights to meet it. Scheduling weighs where to deploy seats, with long-range jets used mainly on international routes and more smaller domestic aircraft added locally.
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Harold, Sarasota
Fla
Brian
Georgia
Chicago
Dallas
Sam
Florida
USA
Brent Ekstrand
Alta Loma
Hotels drop closets for open storage amid smaller rooms
Hotels redesign rooms to cut drawers and doors in favor of open closets, peg walls, shelves, and luggage spaces. Designers for Marriott Hyatt IHG and Wyndham study bag sizes and movement to keep rooms uncluttered and easy to unpack while serving travel needs.
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Sleep Inn
Choice Hotels
Anne Smith
Marriott International
Moxy
Aliya Kahn
Marriott
Kahn
New Moxy Times Square
New York
Kristen Conry
Hyatt Hotels
Hyatt
InterContinental Hotels Group
David Breeding
IHG Americas
Avid Hotels
Lisa Checchio
Brand
Wyndham Hotel Group
AC Hotels
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