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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, for a short
trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Dallas.
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The Hassle Factor of Flying to the US is About to Rise

By The Associated Press WHAT’S NEW? before their flight to allow time for WHAT ABOUT AIRPORTS?
Flying to the United States is about Travelers could face more de- security screening. Privately some The TSA says new measures in-
to get more inconvenient, all in tailed inspection of their elec- airline officials worry that a major clude stricter security procedures
the name of security. tronic devices. And they could be increase in passenger interviews in terminals and around planes.
New security measures take ef- subject to security interviews by could slow the boarding process
fect Thursday at airports around airline employees, according to and lead to flight delays. OTHER CHANGES?
the world. A spokeswoman for the a U.S. government official. The in- Airlines have flexibility in meeting
Transportation Security Adminis- terviews could differ from one air- AIRLINES READY? the new security requirements.
tration said the new steps will cov- line to another. Emirates said it will Most say they’re ready, and Cathay Pacific Airways will sus-
er about 2,100 flights a day. conduct screening interviews at they’ve had four months’ notice. pend self-drop baggage service.
Here are highlights that you need check-in counters for passengers Still, at least one carrier, Royal Jor-
to know. leaving Dubai. Air France said it danian, says it got an exemption ONLY INTERNATIONAL?
will provide questionnaires for all for more time to comply with the So far. But TSA has also stepped up
WHICH AIRLINES? U.S.-bound passengers to fill out. new rules. Vaughn Jennings, a security rules for domestic flights.
All of them. The new procedures spokesman for the trade group Over the summer, TSA began re-
apply to all flights to the U.S. from WHAT SHOULD I DO? Airlines for America, says these quiring domestic passengers to re-
other countries. As far as which Delta Air Lines and Hong Kong’s are “complex security measures” move all electronics bigger than
passengers are concerned, also Cathay Pacific Airways are tell- but the Department of Homeland mobile phones from their bags
all of them. They will apply to both ing international travelers to arrive Security has been flexible, which is and place them in separate bins
American citizens and foreigners. at the airport at least three hours helping airlines comply. for X-ray screening.q