Ahead of my recent return flight from Central America, I wasn’t able to check in online for my trip, while my husband could. That meant arriving even earlier for our 6 a.m. departure so I could report ...

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 ...

Getting "SSSS" on your boarding pass isn't a mistake — it's a flag for Secondary Security Screening Selection, which adds extra screening before you fly. Even if you are approved for the time-saving ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Security Administration plans to test a new anti-terrorist measure at airports: encrypted bar codes on boarding passes. Tests could begin at a few airports this year.

The TSA is piloting eGates, an automated biometric system, to speed up security checkpoints. The system compares travelers' biometrics to their ID and boarding pass, eliminating the need for manual ...

(CNN) — At the largest terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year, security lapses enabled an unticketed passenger to board a plane to ...

Each airline’s boarding pass has a different design, but the basics are all there. Your seat number, departure time, airline and flight number, frequent flyer number, and class of service are all ...

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.