Recorded 12 September 2019 Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam Listen to this experience wherever you download your podcasts - including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play and Overcast. Listen to it on Apple Podcasts. Stream by clicking here. Download as an MP3 by right-clicking here and choosing "save as." In this experience we look back on that fateful day on 11 September 2001 and how it changed the world of airport security forever. Geoff and Vinny share their experience of that day and a story from Operation Yellow Ribbon at YXY. Vinny had a university project suddenly change in focus due to incredibly long wait times at YEG security. Geoff later joined him in YYC. What exactly is pre-board screening and how do different airports do it around the world? Vinny shares his luxurious security experience at MAD, and shares his worst EVER experience at MAA. Geoff shares his extremely good security experience at DPS, but also his eternity to clear security at EWR. Why is it that we only see massive lines in the US? Is there a different psyche? What are tips and practices you can do as a passenger to get through the security line more quickly? Vinny shares his experience flying as a regular passenger after flying as crew for years. Straight blade razors – who knew that they could be such a cause of inconsistency at security? Simple Flying news item about Alaska Airlines (AS) encouraging customers to bring their own bottles. Flyertalk / Indo-Asian News Service news item about Air India (AI) having issues with fuel payments causing restrictions at six domestic Indian airports. Flyertalk / BBC news story of security at DEL catching an 32-year-old trying to impersonate an 81-year-old complete with disguise. If you have a story of airport pre-board security, question or other experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/ SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE EXPERIENCE September 11 attacks (Wikipedia) BBC World Service Edmonton Public Library CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) CTV Television Network CNN (Cable News Network) NBC (National Broadcasting Company) ABC (American Broadcasting Company) BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Süddeutsche Zeitung Operation Yellow Ribbon (Wikipedia) Edmonton International Airport (YEG) Gander International Airport (YQX) Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) Korean Air Flight 85 [KE85] (Wikipedia) Condor (DE) Kansas City International Airport (MCI) Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) Munich Airport (MUC) Air India Flight 182 & 1985 Narita International Airport bombing (The Canadian Encyclopedia) Calgary International Airport (YYC) TSA 3-1-1 liquids rule Pan Am Flight 103 (Aviation Safety Network) Air Accident Investigation Branch: Aircraft Accident Report 2/1990 – Report on the accident to Boeing 747–121, N739PA, at Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland on 21 December 1988. (Government of the United Kingdom PDF | 1990) 2001 shoe bomb attempt (Wikipedia) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Lufthansa (LH) Lufthansa Priority treatment and faster processes at security TSA Precheck CLEAR NEXUS Penang International Airport (PEN) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card British Airways (BA) Air India (AI) Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) Chennai International Airport (MAA) Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) Porter Airlines (PD) Singapore Airlines (SQ) Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Oslo Airport (OSL) Info on TSA wait-time apps is usually off. A new real-time tracking tool changes that (latimes.com | 03 September 2019) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) TSA Screening Partnership Program Regina International Airport (YQR) Alaska Airlines (AS) San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) Pedialyte (Wikipedia) Cochin International Airport (COK) Pune International Airport (PNQ) Patna Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport (PAT) Ranchi Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ) Chandigarh Airport (IXC) Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) NEWS ITEMS simpleflying.com | Alaska Airlines Encourages Customers To Bring Their Own Bottles (12 September 2019) https://simpleflying.com/alaska-airlines-water-bottles/ "...Alaska Airlines is encouraging passengers to bring their own refillable water bottles onto flights. The move comes as the North American airline looks to reduce single-use plastics onboard aircraft..." Alaska Airlines (AS) flyertalk.com | Oof. Air India's Financial Situation Gets Embarrassing (24 August 2019) https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/oof-air-indias-financial-situation-gets-embarrassing.html "...State-owned fuel suppliers at six airports in India are refusing to provide jet fuel for Air India planes because of a dispute over a large outstanding balance owed by the flag carrier (which is also state-owned)..." Fuel supply to Air India stopped at 6 airports (daijiworld.com | 22 August 2019) Air India (AI) Cochin International Airport (COK) Pune International Airport (PNQ) Patna Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport (PAT) Ranchi Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ) Chandigarh Airport (IXC) flyertalk.com | This (Unsuccessful) Master of Disguise Tried to Sneak Past Airport Security (12 September 2019) https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/the-unsuccessful-master-of-disguise-tried-to-sneak-past-airport-security.html "...With a pretty clever disguise and a fake passport and visa to the United States, a 32-year-old man from India was caught impersonating an 81-year-old man while trying to get through security at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and board a plane to the U.S., where he planned to find work..." Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) PODCAST CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, CONFIRMATIONS During Operation Yellow Ribbon, Halifax International Airport (YHZ) received the largest number of flights (47 planes carrying more than 7,000 passengers), while Vancouver International Airport (YVR) received the highest number of passengers (34 planes carrying 8,500 passengers). ("9/11 and Canada" The Canadian Encyclopedia | 16 January 2015) Aircraft that were grounded during Operation Yellow Ribbon were allowed to return to their original intended destination airport on 13 September 2001 ("Shutdown of National Airspace System was 'organized mayhem'" ainonline.com | 08 October 2007) There were 2 Korean Airlines (KE) flights that were forced to land at Whitehorse (YXY). KE 85 had unexpectedly relayed the text message "HJK" — code for hijack. Aircraft hijacking initially feared (Whitehorse Daily Star | 12 September 2001) 11-09-2001 Four Days in September (Transport Canada | Last modified 21 December 2015) The other side of Come From Away: How a Canadian city utterly flipped out on 9/11 (National Post | 29 August 2017) SHOW NOTES What's in this experience? [00:00:47] September 11, 2001. [00:01:15] Geoff shares his experience from that fateful morning. [00:01:37] Operation Yellow Ribbon. [00:04:11] Vinny's memories of that morning. [00:05:00] Korean Air 85 had to land at YXY but then had difficulty getting out later. [00:07:59] We're discussing pre-board security that evolved after 9/11. [00:09:35] How were things before 9/11? [00:09:48] How the non-flying public used to be able to go to the gate area. [00:10:17] Airport architecture design was forced to change in the US. [00:11:00] Vinny shares ATL boarding area experience from 1997. [00:11:56] Geoff's 2000 boarding area experience at EWR. [00:13:34] Vinny had a time and motion project at YEG security - 9/11 totally changed what to review. [00:15:03] Geoff joins the time and motion study at YYC. [00:17:01] Remembering only one table existing for you to put your stuff on at security. [00:19:09] Pre-board screening - what is it exactly? [00:20:33] The differing styles of security check. [00:21:41] Review of our good and bad security experiences this summer. [00:23:27] Vinny's luxurious experience at MAD. [00:24:07] VIP Security screening. [00:24:53] Seat 1A security check tip if you're running late. [00:25:41] Vinny's worst ever security check was at MAA. [00:27:31] Geoff's security experience - best experience was at DPS. [00:34:02] Geoff's wait times taking forever at EWR. [00:35:48] Why is it only in the US that we seem to encounter massive security lines? [00:39:57] US security psyche - Geoff's experience at MSP. [00:40:29] Security staff are not the airline staff. [00:42:28] Seat 1A tip - what do you need to be pulled forward through security? [00:42:52] What do you need to do beforehand to express yourself through long security queues. [00:44:44] Are there more than one checkpoint to go through? [00:45:29] Check the details of the inflight magazines. [00:46:40] There are times when you're justified to call out slow security screening. [00:47:23] There also can be extra screeners asking questions before you can board. [00:48:05] How can frequent flyers be so unprepared in the security line? [00:49:59] Prepare your liquids and laptop before you get to the security line for quick access. [00:50:55] Untie your shoelaces or wear slip on shoes. [00:51:34] People who don't move their claimed stuff to the end and hold up the scan processing. [00:52:13] Some airports give you a claim card to be able to collect your bag. [00:53:41] If you get your bag pulled for manual inspection, know what's in your bag. [00:54:31] Vinny's security experience as a regular passenger after years flying as crew. [00:55:25] Geoff shares his experience at YQR, where a passenger thought he knew the rules. Spoiler - he didn't. [00:56:00] Vinny shares security inconsistencies with a straight blade razor. [00:57:06] The evolution of what sharp metal you can clear security with. [01:02:17] Some airports still have option to post or courier sharp metal objects. [01:03:30] News Items. [01:03:48] Alaska Airlines Encourages Customers To Bring Their Own Bottles. [01:04:09] Fuel supply to Air India stopped at 6 airports. [01:06:07] Vinny's going to save his AI experience for an upcoming experience. [01:07:29] This (Unsuccessful) Master of Disguise Tried to Sneak Past Airport Security. [01:07:52] Show Wrap-up. [01:09:51]

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