Heres how to verify you arent one of them.
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Frequent fliers will tell you the airport experience is akin to an art form.
It becomes frustrating, though, when you arent physically or mentally ready for a trip to the airport.
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No one has more experience with situations involving an underprepared or flustered traveler than a TSA agent.
That said, some passengers are more bothersome than others.
Pocket knives, oversized liquids, and even bottle openers can cause a bag search.
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More bag searches [mean] slower lines for everyone, he explains.
Firearms, on the other hand, can result in the temporary closure of an entire screening lane.
No one will appreciate that.
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Opening a broken and particularly full suitcase can be time-consuming.
Sometimes, however, carrying a broken bag is unavoidable.
As an easy fix, he recommends using zip ties as temporary pull tabs.
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Shoes or boots with lots of laces slow people down prior to the X-ray screening, he shares.
And shirts and pants with elaborate decorations (such as sequins) may makesecondary screeningmore likely.
The All-over-the-place Passenger
The biggest mistake Guthier sees?
Before you even enter the security line, he recommends getting all of your affairs in order.
Dont be that traveler.
