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Old Oct 17, 2012, 10:40 am
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Carl Johnson
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SEA
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Originally Posted by Gigantor
The experience is dependent on the departing terminal.

Two international departures in 2012:

March 2012 - Departure from T4: I requested an opt-out and was escorted to the private screening area. I showed the two TSA workers my Swiss passport and made it clear where I did not want to be touched.

One of the TSA workers responded, "Don't worry, we only do that to the US passport holders."
I am not kidding.

June 2012 - Departure from T3: Only standard metal detectors and no pat down procedure.
How did you get into T3? I believe there are 3 checkpoint areas, one in a circular area and one in each of two wings slanting away from the circular area. In September I went in what must have been one of the wings and there was one checkpoint to my left with no NOS visible and another to my right with NOS visible. Last weekend I went in what I guess was the other wing, and there were NOSs both to my left and to my right, but WTMDs were open and I was able to go through one without difficulty.

I go to T3 now because T2 (the Delta "elite" terminal) has the stupidest, rudest TSA clerks that I have yet seen.
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