I noticed that the Jersey Shore’s JWOWW was making the news in a TSA related story. I looked into her story to see what the kerfuffle was all about.
It turns out she commented via social media about her screening experience at Fargo, North Dakota’s Hector Field (FAR) International Airport.
While she may have truly believed she was singled out, this was actually part of our random (and I do mean random) protocol. After looking into it more we learned she was one of several passengers who were randomly selected for gate screening prior to boarding the aircraft.
This is a pre-set procedure for gate screening prior to boarding an aircraft. This particular one consisted of a swabbing of the hands to search for traces of explosives.
This is a pre-set procedure for gate screening prior to boarding an aircraft. This particular one consisted of a swabbing of the hands to search for traces of explosives.
I’ve talked about gate screening and swabbing of the hands before here on the blog. Take a look at these posts for more information.
TSA strives to screen all passengers with dignity and respect while performing its security mission. TSA employs an intelligence-driven, risk-based security approach to screen the nearly 1.8 million passengers traveling daily – which could include the occasional reality TV star.
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If you’d like to comment on an unrelated topic you can do so in our Off Topic Comments post. You can also view our blog post archives or search our blog to find a related topic to comment in. If you have a travel related issue or question that needs an immediate answer, you can contact a Customer Support Manager at the airport you traveled, or will be traveling through by using Talk to TSA.