Subj : Re: Tsa Pet Peeves
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat Feb 14 2026 16:03:34

-=> MIKE POWELL wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-

 > TSA is a national agency - why do they have different standards at
 > different airports?

 MP> Your story makes me wonder if maybe the airports have some say in what
 MP> the TSA agents at their facility do, i.e. adding extra checks or
 MP> looking for things that they don't look for at other airports.

I think it's because of equipment/technology differences.  The more 
modern scanners for example, require less intrusive-ness to the 
travelers.  Sometimes a particular airport hasn't gotten funding yet for 
upgrades, or hasn't phased in the new stuff yet.  I think the bigger 
airports generally have more updated equipment.

 MP> Could also be a poor training issue.

Certainly true.




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