Before you reach the security line, here are a few things to think about.
Make sure all of your documents, passport, tickets, and anything else you need in the security line are all in one place. Make sure you know exactly where that place is…in your purse, luggage, pocket, or wherever works for you.
Place everything else you won’t need until later in a different place. No sense dropping cash, tissues, your parking slip, or anything else around you while others wait for you to pick it up. And, yes I have had a lady in front of me drop everything out of every pocket in her purse. Embarrassing for her…frustrating for everyone else.
Do you know if you need to remove your shoes, jacket, and belt? If you are TSA Pre, you won’t need to. Otherwise, in the US…you will.
Do you have to remove your laptop or tablet? Know this ahead of time.