After 9/11, U.S. Starts Rolling Back some Traveler Security Roadblocks
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Airport security went through big changes after 9/11. These were the biggest ones
In the 25 years since hijackers took control of four commercial aircraft and turned them into weapons, the air travel process has been overhauled in ways that few other industries have. From federalizing airport security to hardening cockpits and vetting passengers to screening baggage, the process in no way resembles the one that existed at […]
After 9/11, U.S. starts rolling back some traveler security roadblocks
People wait in a security line at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Aug. 12, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks reshaped how we travel, from how we pack our toiletries to what we wear when we fly. Airport checkpoints for almost
The U.S. government has recently begun to relax some security restrictions on air travel, allowing some passengers to carry bottles full of water through security checkpoints at certain airports, and allowing some non-flying visitors to go directly to the boarding gate to meet or say goodbye to relatives and friends. This is a major change at U.S. airports nearly 25 years after the "9/11" attacks changed the way people travel.
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