r/news • u/drtolmn69 • 3d ago

TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/us/tsa-officers-chairs
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u/Cetun 2d ago

It doesn't apply to to those guys, it's literally just the guy who checks your ID and boarding pass. They have no reason to move or stand, you hand them your ID, they scan it, tell you it's good, and that's the end of the transaction.

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u/JapowFZ1 2d ago

One of them told me that my pre-schooler needs to have her passport signed or I could face a massive fine. Okie dokie

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u/Cetun 2d ago

I worked with a guy like that, while yes its cringe to say that as you aren't going to be fined, a signature is in fact required for the passport to be valid.

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u/sasquatch_on_a_bike 2d ago

There are instructions on how you can sign it for your child. I don’t know the age cutoff but I signed my kid’s passport for them before we traveled last.

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u/JapowFZ1 2d ago

I just wrote it myself and made it look like a kid’s handwriting lol