If you're planning to travel by plane anytime soon, you're probably already prepared to go through screening at an airport's TSA checkpoint. While you may be accounting for the usual time it takes to ...

A TSA agent (right) checks the ID of a traveler in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on May 7, 2025. They're the letters no air traveler wants to see. If your boarding ...

If you spot "SSSS," get ready for another screening.

The code "SSSS" on a boarding pass stands for "Secondary Security Screening Selection," requiring additional screening at TSA checkpoints. Reasons for the "SSSS" code can include last-minute ticket ...

Boarding passes contain a lot of helpful information, but a small printed number could be the difference between making your flight and getting left behind. While frequent travelers may already be ...

Boarding passes contain codes that communicate details about passengers and their itineraries to airport staff. Travelers should not throw away or post pictures of their boarding passes online due to ...

Flyers taking trips this summer may look at their boarding pass and just see their entry to an airplane. But your boarding pass contains a lot more than just your plane seat and gate number. It also ...

They're the letters no air traveler wants to see. If your boarding pass has the letters SSSS on it, you have been selected for additional screening by the Transportation Security Administration. SSSS ...

As the temperatures rise and the skies clear up, you might be looking forward to a summer vacation. But before flying to your destination, you'll have to go through screening at a TSA checkpoint.

As the temperatures rise and the skies clear up, you might be looking forward to a summer vacation. But before flying to your destination, you'll have to go through screening at a TSA checkpoint.