Airport security

20 Things To Avoid Doing In Front Of Airport Security

Going through airport security is no picnic. There's the uncomfortable ritual of taking off your shoes, piling all your belongings on the X-ray machine belt, and standing around awkwardly while transportation security administration (TSA) staff paw through your stuff.

In short, it's not fun. But what's worse is getting pulled out of line to be searched more thoroughly, or have all your stuff unceremoniously dumped out of your luggage. That hazardous beeping noise also means you'll likely have to be scanned up close and personal. It's even worse when you miss a connecting flight or get to your gate late due to TSA hangups.

So, how can you avoid a bottleneck at TSA and make the process less painful? You can start by not doing these 20 things in front of airport security.