Tag: Portland International Airport

Has the TSA just thrown in the towel?
By: Date: November 16, 2015 Categories: Airports,TSA Tags: , ,

So I was flying out of my home airport, Portland International, this morning.  First had to head through security – luckily with my TSA PreCheck, so I could fly through security in front of all of the other regular travelers.  It’s faster, right? Umm, no.  Not that the two TSA PreCheck lines weren’t going fast….

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Probably the ugliest volley in the Delta/Alaska “frenemies” game
By: Date: January 23, 2014 Categories: Airlines,Airports Tags: , , , , , , , ,

So everyone’s probably already heard about how Delta and Alaska – once great friends, have slowly been turning into enemies.  And while they still are cordial to each other, the heat is getting turned up – but quick.  Delta has decided to expand their West Coast presence with flights going from Alaska hubs Seattle and…

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Freedom Of Expression v. The TSA
By: Date: July 19, 2012 Categories: Air Travel,TSA Tags: , , , ,

And who wins?  Freedom of Expression! Remember a few months back when there was a guy who protested the TSA by stripping naked in the middle of Portland International Airport?  Well he went to trial on indecency charges, and they were dropped by the judge. I can’t believe they even bothered to take the guy…

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