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6 Airport Security Rules the TSA Sometimes Ignores

Rules the TSA Forgets
(Photo: Airport Security Screening Area via Shutterstock)

Standing in the airport security line is stressful enough. But what do you do when the agency entrusted with securing our skies actually forgets its own rules? It happens more often than you think. Here’s a primer on the six security protocols the TSA most often overlooks.

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