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Why do some days of passing through an airport security checkpoint needlessly inconvenience you and try your patience to its limits, while other days seem to be effortless? Do you feel safe with the procedures currently in place by the Transportation Security Administration — or TSA — at airport security checkpoints?
FlyerTalk — the largest Internet travel community in the world with a rich base of travel knowledge — has collaborated with
Frequent Business Traveler magazine on a series of polls and surveys pertaining to air travel, restaurants, hotels, technology, safety and security.
Frequent Business Traveler will provide the poll; FlyerTalk members — yes, you in particular — will provide the opinions.
This survey — active through
August 31, 2012 — is about
How Effective is the TSA? Many FlyerTalk members pass through hundreds of airport security checkpoints throughout the United States on a regular basis — and airport security checkpoints in the United States can potentially foster issues and situations which can drive you absolutely insane.
The primary purpose of this particular discussion is for you to opine, elaborate on your thoughts and relate your experiences pertaining to the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration as a frequent traveler.
Results of this survey will be announced both on-line in the magazine and here on FlyerTalk.
So — How effective is the TSA?
Please complete the survey today and let everyone know your thoughts and experiences!
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I will start...
Recently, I had the opportunity to pass through an airport security checkpoint through the TSA Pre✓ line even though I never signed up for it. I did not have to remove my bag of liquids or take off my shoes. The agents were friendly and polite. This was by far the quickest, easiest and most civilized passage through an airport security checkpoint for me since before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The experience at airport security checkpoints in the United States should
always be similar to this particular experience for me.
However, I do not believe that frequent travelers should have to pay or register for this privilege. It should automatically be a benefit as part of elite membership status in a frequent flier loyalty program.
In general, I would say that with its inconsistent policies, the Transportation Security Administration has little effectiveness on the implementation of airport and airline security overall. It is a bloated federal agency which needs a significant reduction in agents, and those agents who remain should be qualified to perform proper security measures at airport security checkpoints which mitigate the inconvenience to passengers as much as possible.
I have other opinions and thoughts, but I will leave them for other FlyerTalk members to post in this discussion...