The Macbook Air Befuddles TSA
If you are flying with a Macbook Air, you might run into luddite TSA agents. They were completely unable to fathom it:
Fortunately for Michael, a younger agent recognized it and explained it to the senior TSA agent. Unfortunately, it was too late for Michael to catch his flight.
The senior agent hasn’t been trained for technological change. New products on the market? They haven’t been TSA approved. Probably shouldn’t be permitted. He requires me to open the “device” and run a program. I do, and despite his inclination, the lead agent decides to release me and my troublesome laptop. My flight is long gone now, so I head for the service center to get rebooked.
If you are flying with a Macbook Air, you should give yourself an extra hour to get through security just in case you encounter the same luddite TSA agents.
Via: How a MacBook Air baffled airport security – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)