Originally Posted by
T8191
I hate not having my passport in my possession, which is why I now always travel in cargo pants so that passport and BP are safely tucked into a leg pocket. Annoyingly, I now find that Security arch operators demand that I empty my pockets of scanning, placing those critical items in a separate small tray ... which led on one occasion to me forgetting to collect it from the belt! I now have a Plan B, with passport in a small pocket in my carry-on.
My routine is as follows -
While in the security queue or walking up to it, I put everything on my person into the front pocket of my carry-on bag. Wallet, phone, watch (though that's not necessary), belt, Passport and boarding pass. At the same time, I get out my laptop if I'm travelling with it and any liquids if I have any.
It means I'm ready to throw all my stuff into the trays when I get there, no delays. At the other end, I do the reverse - the laptop and liquids bag go back into the carry on, then I get all the rest of my items out of the front pocket of the carry on and put them back where they belong.