Since 2002, passengers have paid TSA Aviation Security Checkpoint Fund whenever they pay for their airline tickets. Is it a tax or a user fee? Originally set at $2.50 per segment, Congress raised the Aviation Security Checkpoint Fund (TTSA) Fee to $5.60 per one-way...
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID identity verification can verify your identity so you can quickly enter the PreCheck line at TSA airport security checkpoints, reducing the hassle of waiting while your Real ID is scanned and verified, and your face is photographed. TSA...
Global Entry suspended by DHS. PreCheck continues. This will harm travelers. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced the suspension of two programs for the traveling public. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry...
Use my 15 medication and medical device hacks so you’ll get through TSA airport security. Take all necessary medications and devices during your journey. A senior with a chronic condition should know these medication and medical device hacks. Note that if...
These places are where what TSA confiscates and you lose on flights ends up. I have often wondered what happens to lost and confiscated belongings left by passengers on planes and checkpoint lines. The TSA confiscates thousands of small pen knives, AirPods, iPads,...
TSA is making it easier to fly with a Real ID. But it is also making it more difficult to use Real ID at airport security. TSA is making it easier to fly with a Real ID. The Real ID identification deadline for domestic air travel took effect in May. International...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.
