A Bay Area listener says she always giggles when she sees a sign in the Oakland airport that reads, “You are leaving a sterile area.” Among security experts, the term sterile specifically means an area that is officially under control and clear of...
Kippie bags, named after the former TSA head Kip Hawley, are those quart-sized bags we put toiletries in when going through airport security. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Kippie Bags” Here’s another travel-related word. So you...
micro-expression n.— «The TSA aims to have 500 “behavior detection officers” (BDOs) in airports by the end of this year. The job of the BDOs will be that of examining passengers for “body language and facial cues… for signs of bad intentions.” They...
mag and bags n.— «The scanning method, known as mag and bags, is similar to airport security where passengers put their bags through a screening system, but it’s slow and costly.» —“B.C. minister says Games security on budget, no spending spree for...
