Gone are the days when friends and family could walk you to your gate and you could board an airplane without a detailed airport security check. (For you youngsters, yes, that actually happened once ...

Going through all the security checks and procedures at an airport can be both stressful and annoying. What items does the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ban or allow you to bring? Will ...

Early airport body scanners were far more revealing than most travellers realised. In the early 2010s, Rapiscan X-ray ...

Travelers enduring scorching temperatures across the U.S. and Europe – or who tend to perspire profusely – may find their sweat stains triggering body scanner alarms at airport security. In a recent ...

A traveler says her tampon triggered an alarm in a TSA body scanner, and the story is resonating with menstruating passengers who suspect the machines might be detecting far more than officials admit.

Sweat stains on clothing can trigger alarms on airport body scanners. The scanners use millimeter wave technology that can detect water and sweat, leading to false alarms. Travelers experiencing a ...