TSA adding some additional lanes for Families and for the Military
July 18, 2025 10:49 AM CDT
By: Laura McKenna
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I know that everyone’s favorite part of a vacation is the long lines through TSA with different orders being barked at you:
“Leave your shoes on!”
“No, take them off!”
“Put your liquids in here!”
“That liquid doesn’t count as a liquid but that solid is a liquid!”
What?!?! Now add in a bunch of families with screaming, crying kids.
So. Much. Fun!!
And frankly, kids can just let out their frustration without too much added judgment- they’re kids, after all! Us adults want to cry, too, but we keep it together for the good of the order.
But c’mon, man. I don’t think it needs to be this difficult or stressful.
Maybe…just maybe… it won’t be with some extra lanes being added to security checkpoints.
It was just announced that TSA checkpoints are adding two more lanes for travelers.
1. For the Military:
HONOR LANES will expedite security checkpoints for military service members and their families. TSA will also begin offering Gold Star families TSA pre-check enrollment free of charge
2. For anyone traveling as a family with children:
FAMILIES ON THE FLY will create dedicated security lines for families with small children and give families a $15 discount for TSA pre-check enrollment.
READ MORE ABOUT THE DETAILS HERE.
Quite frankly, as a gal that doesn’t have children, I’m all for families getting their own lane and special treatment. It makes everyone’s lives easier and in my lane, probably a little quieter.
Because there’s nothing more relaxing on a vacation than being behind a frazzled set of parents, wrangling luggage and sobbing children. One is usually always pushing a stroller and the other just looks like the want to walk off onto the tarmac and take an unmarked plane to anywhere that’s far, far away.
So yes. I’m all for making everyone’s life easier in the airport. Next up, I’d like to discuss why food in an airport costs more than a 5-star restaurant. But that’s topic for another day…
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