The COVID-19 outbreak has changed the way we travel, but it hasn’t halted our zest for exploring. Here are a few tips on how to navigate travel’s new challenges:
- Investigate if any travel restrictions apply to your origin and destination before locking in a flight. Also check if there are any requirements you’ll need to follow on arrival, such as installing a contact tracing app.
- Keep your face mask on even during airport screening. A TSA employee will ask you to temporarily lower your mask for identification purposes.
- Do not hand your boarding pass directly to a TSA officer. Instead, you should position the pass on the reader and then hold it up for the agent to visually inspect it.
- TSA now permits passengers to take one container of hand sanitizer, up to 12 oz (350 ml) in size, in carry-on bags. This will need to be removed from your bag for scanning.
- Place any personal items (like your phone and wallet) in your carry-on instead of a bin to reduce handling during screening.
- Separate any food you’re carrying for screening. Putting it in a clear plastic bag and into a bin reduces the need for a TSA agent to handle and inspect your belongings.
- Investigate if any travel restrictions apply to your origin and destination before locking in a flight. Also check if there are any requirements you’ll need to follow on arrival, such as installing a contact tracing app.
- Keep your face mask on even during airport screening. A TSA employee will ask you to temporarily lower your mask for identification purposes.
- Do not hand your boarding pass directly to a TSA officer. Instead, you should position the pass on the reader and then hold it up for the agent to visually inspect it.
- TSA now permits passengers to take one container of hand sanitizer, up to 12 oz (350 ml) in size, in carry-on bags. This will need to be removed from your bag for scanning.
- Place any personal items (like your phone and wallet) in your carry-on instead of a bin to reduce handling during screening.
- Separate any food you’re carrying for screening. Putting it in a clear plastic bag and into a bin reduces the need for a TSA agent to handle and inspect your belongings.