I haven't flown in over a year. Next week, I'm taking a USAirways flight out of DCA. A travel writer at the Washington Post recently wrote that you are able to select which line to get into after your boarding pass and ID are checked, and that there are still some old school metal detectors at the USAirways check point. Does anybody know for sure? Also, I'm traveling alone, and back in the day, when I did so, I always put my cash in my pocket when I walked through the metal detector, in cash my handbag got stolen while I was separated from it. Can I still do that with the new machines? If I get selected for "supplemental" screening, will they let me pick up my handbag or am I required to leave it where somebody can pretend it's theirs and walk away with it? Thanks for the help.