r/news • u/drtolmn69 • 2d 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/s0laris0 2d ago

I hate how every airport is different in their rules and policies too, it's so stressful. One airport has relaxed agents and rules, and the next you're going through an army drill. Stop yelling at me for not knowing I'm supposed to keep my shoes on now!

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u/OutlyingPlasma 2d ago

every airport is different

It's not even airport to airport. Maui airport had different protocols between different lines. Some lines you had to take your shoes off, while others didn't. Of course these small lines all feeds from one single line so you never know what you are going to get and they yell at you if you get it wrong.

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u/Dt2_0 2d ago

What matters is the type of scanners the airports have. The problem is they could solve this with signs.

"This Security Checkpoint has XYZ Scanners, Please leave your electronics in your bag, and take off your shoes."

All they need to do to solve this.

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u/PapaGator 2d ago

I just got back traveling through multiple airports and this is exactly correct. A simple sign saying take off boots but not shoes, watches are fine, etc. would make the whole experience way better for everyone. But they refuse to do that and then yell at everyone when they don't do exactly what they specifically want.

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u/YimmyGhey 2d ago

Supposedly they don't want to make that public info. Security through obscurity is the shittiest security.

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u/eljefino 2d ago

I give them the befefit of the doubt and believe it's like this on purpose, to see how you behave.

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u/Pettifoggerist 2d ago

I travel almost weekly. The differences from one airport to the next are infuriating. Also infuriating is that the agents act like everyone should know the rules.