For those who aren’t used to flying, simply getting through the airport and onto your flight can be a stressful experience.
Potential delays in getting to the airport, protracted security queues, and delayed or canceled flights can all conspire to make what should be a simple, often exciting undertaking the stuff of headaches.
And that’s without having to consider what might be printed on your boarding ticket.
Now, given how the world has developed over the past few decades, I think we can all agree that water-tight security at airports can only be a good thing. I for one don’t mind undergoing an extra check every now and then and standing in line for a few minutes more if it means a guarantee that nothing that should not be on a commercial plane ends up there.
Even so, I understand why some people get frustrated when they randomly find themselves pulled out of lines and subjected to special security protocols. If you’ve nothing to hide, it’s simply a time-consuming annoyance that one would rather do without.
Which is probably why the next time you get your boarding pass when traveling from or to the US, it might be an idea to carefully inspect your ticket.
