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Old Dec 11, 2015, 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by nombody
For those of you who like flying Turkish Air or Pegasus from Israel because of their frequent flights, connection network, and relatively cheap fares, consider this additional "cost" of flying through Turkey. Even a single connecting flight through Turkey could put you on the TSA additional screening "SSSS" list that will make your life very difficult every time you fly to, from, or within the USA.

http://www.seat31b.com/2015/04/how-f...sa-watch-list/

http://thepointsguy.com/2015/08/my-new-tsa-travel-hell/
Not true in my experience-I have had no major travel issues since visiting Turkey.
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