It also varies from airport to airport. I get frustrated when I travel because I always get yelled at by TSA agents for following the directions of the previous airport.
Some places want all devices out.
Some only want laptops.
Some want the bag of travel liquids out in their gallon bag.
Some allow you to leave them in.
But they all act like I’m supposed to know what their particular rules are.
This is based on the TYPE of scanner each checkpoint has and that frequently differs from airport to airport.
The problem is, most of THEM don’t even know that, so yeah, you appear mind-bogglingly stupid to them and they look needlessly arcane and possibly deliberately cruel and rude to you.
It also varies from airport to airport. I get frustrated when I travel because I always get yelled at by TSA agents for following the directions of the previous airport. Some places want all devices out. Some only want laptops. Some want the bag of travel liquids out in their gallon bag. Some allow you to leave them in. But they all act like I’m supposed to know what their particular rules are.
This is based on the TYPE of scanner each checkpoint has and that frequently differs from airport to airport.
The problem is, most of THEM don’t even know that, so yeah, you appear mind-bogglingly stupid to them and they look needlessly arcane and possibly deliberately cruel and rude to you.