After a decade of our stringent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) friends screening us at airports, there’s good news for travelers and especially frequent flyers.
Never again,!
As conversation shifted post tying, we cracked open a couple cold ones and I started to tell him about what a pain it was flying this past holiday and some of the uncertainties when bringing fly reels aboard airlines – each airline has its own inconsistent policy on the latter or on the spot policy by any employee. For example, Capt. George Sawley, one of the best and most accomplished bill fish fly anglers that I know told a funny story about an American Airlines gate person at Fort Lauderdale International who determined that the reels (line) he was carrying on board were a clear and present danger that had to be removed and she began pulling line off the reel. “Lady,” George said, “there’s over 2,000-feet of line on this reel and the same on the other three. You’ll still be pulling line by off these reels when this flight lands Carcass, Venezuela!” A supervisor nearby stepped in and an agreement was made. George let them check his backpack with all the reels in it.
Mike has his own business and used to fly his own plane, but a health issue forced him to sell his plane and fly commercial three to four days a week. He said that recently the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had and new program called “Trusted Traveler.” It involves a little paper work and some pre-screening, but it’s absolutely worth it, with separate security lines at dozens of airports in America. You never have to remove your shoes, belt or jacket and laptop and toiletries stay safely in your carry-on.
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