Going through airport security is one of those strange, shared experiences that most people go through, regardless of status. Add in the many, somewhat bizarre safety rules and it’s no wonder people start to get a little bit crazy right before traveling by air.
So we’ve gathered some of the funniest, most relatable, and downright amusing posts people have made about their experiences at the airport. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and, if you yourself are just hanging out at the airport, be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
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This is one of the greatest pictures ever taken. His face says it all.
Ah, Florida.. love this place. //btw, this isn’t ment to hate on Florida, I live there and I’m saying it’s amusing as hell and I love it xd//
BRO I AIN'T MOVIN' MY PICKLES MAN IT'S JUST A SANDWICH
In no universe would I ever call that place, “zen.” LAX is my airport.
I once took a bag of corn meal with me on carry-on (the weight was too much for the checked baggage). I got pulled aside after the x-ray and a guy looked through my carry-on. He unwrapped my carefully bubble-wrapped bag of corn meal and started laughing. I said, "You aren't going to take this away, are you? I live in Europe. I can't make decent cornbread without proper corn meal!" He laughed some more and said, "Take it, hon. Make some fried chicken for me." Needless to say, this was an airport in the US South, where I grew up. Not all TSA agents are jerks.
Or lube. Not that im talking from experience though hahahaaaa...
how would you finish a tube of toothpaste: brush till you drop, or just eat it all?
Unless they've never traveled to the US or other country that makes you take off your shoes. I've only had to take my shoes off to go to the US
It distracts dogs from smelling the drugs you obviously have up..your self?
Accurate. Then you look at all the other poor souls
they must run out of f***s 5 minutes into their first day of work, so my money will be on the agent
Ok I tried to ignore it... But can the " bored panda recommends" adds after the every and be before the first reply please please please just stop? How do I make it stop? It's useless for me, most likely I jave read that post...
100% agree....I notice being allowed to vote (down) on articles that were really just Amazon ads has been removed. BP need to please stop trying to ruin things.
Load More Replies...Tim Vine: I went up to the desk and went "Bwark!" and flapped my elbows like wings. The person at the counter said "No, sir, this is the CHECK-IN desk..."
My great grandma who’s 80 gets a pay down every time she goes through security bc she has a titanium rod in her leg and they don’t believe an 80 year old woman when she says it so she’ll either get a pay down or strip searched
I just wish TSA agents were consistent. I'd be fine with consistency in the same airport. I was going through TSA & 1 was telling people to take out all electronics larger than a cellphone. The next one was saying everything stays in the bag. Another was saying laptops out. ;-;
I once witnessed something extremely interesting at check in, not security check though. The guy at the counter next to mine was carrying 2 small briefcases made from sort sort of sturdy plastic, with 2 locks on either them. He asked to check them in, had to show his documentation for the very obviously heavily locked briefcases, and then everything halted. Airport police were even called. I really wonder what he was carrying. Probably firearms? I thought it was extremely interesting. I didn't get to find out, because my check-in was a lot faster than his.
He was checking two handguns. Locked cases are required, as well as unloaded, no ammo with them, etc. Sounds like he didn't notify the airline ahead of time, and the counter agent gave him a rough time for it. The airport police just did the safety check, maybe ran the serial numbers. On landing, you have to pick them up from the office next to the luggage conveyors. I know of people who need to fly with very expensive equipment that will declare it a firearm just to get the added security. :)
Load More Replies...Once I accidentally smuggled a 5 inch knife through TSA on an international flight
Dunno if this helps but I kept getting searched. I discovered my ticket had SSS on it which is apparently a marker indiciating you are going to get searched.
Going through airport security with my cat, Luna, was the highlight of my trips ! One time, the agent asked me what the procedure was for the cat because she wanted to travel with hers... *she* was supposed to verify *I* did it well. Another time, I had to take Luna in my arms to let them check the box, and when he saw the cat, one of the agents ran so fast he jumped over the tables, crying "I'm scared of cats !". But the best of all was that guy. Big strong Tunisian man with a big strong moustache and a big strong frown. Luna meows at him, and the guy suddenly reveals a big smile and starts to have a chat with the cat with a tiny littl voice (yes she talked back). When he realises all his coworkers are looking at him he takes back his frown and states "Yes, Mohamed, Tunisian, 41 years old, loves cats !". He said goodbye to Luna (but not to me !) and didn't smile to anyone after that ! Mohamed, I'll never forget you !
After a pat down, I said to the security guy " is that all " ?" I really could do with a good massage" ! Luckily he had a good sense of humour.
I had to spend a couple of days in Hong Kong, so I only had a carry on. The goons x-ray my bag, then one of them flips out and yells "WHY DO YOU HAVE A KNIFE?" I told him I don't, then he ignorantly yelled at me again, demanding I take it out. The idiot had never seen a fountain pen in his life, stood they like a dimwit as I start writing with it.
Some friends went to the US a few years back and one of the TSA agents asked one of them to take of his belt. He said "I'm not wearing one". The guy just kept asking more and more aggressively to remove his belt and of course my friend keeps replying "I... Am... Not... Wearing... A... Belt..." After the third or fourth time the TSA guy literally has his hand on his weapon and asks again so my friend lifts his shirt and does a little spin "See no belt".
Load More Replies...Moaning about TSA, you've obviously never been through Gatwick. "You need to put your ipad in a separate tray". "I don't have an ipad". "What's this then?". "It's a Samsung Galaxy tablet". "No, it's an ipad!"..."you can't take this It's a liquid". "What part of my toothPASTE is liquid?" "All of it!"
I get the iPad one, they just mean "tablet". If someone said that to me I wouldn't complain I'd just put my galaxy tab in the tray. The toothpaste one is dumb though, surely it's a small enough volume that it'd be allowed (whether they think it's liquid or not)?
Load More Replies...I once went through the back and forth line up to security, and saw a Green Bag Packers theme bag on the floor under the divider strip. I thought nothing of it, until it was under the next strip when I'd rounded the corner. And again, and again, moving closer to the security. Then an agent pops up, yells for the bag owner...turns out, this man was just kicking the bag along as he went each time he caught up to it, to not have to carry it, and the agent rearmed him out for that, that you MUST MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF YOUR ITEMS! Someone up the line calls out "Tase him! Make him learn a lesson!"
Over 90% of the people who pass through the TSA checkpoints don't really need to get on an airplane nayway.
Ok I tried to ignore it... But can the " bored panda recommends" adds after the every and be before the first reply please please please just stop? How do I make it stop? It's useless for me, most likely I jave read that post...
100% agree....I notice being allowed to vote (down) on articles that were really just Amazon ads has been removed. BP need to please stop trying to ruin things.
Load More Replies...Tim Vine: I went up to the desk and went "Bwark!" and flapped my elbows like wings. The person at the counter said "No, sir, this is the CHECK-IN desk..."
My great grandma who’s 80 gets a pay down every time she goes through security bc she has a titanium rod in her leg and they don’t believe an 80 year old woman when she says it so she’ll either get a pay down or strip searched
I just wish TSA agents were consistent. I'd be fine with consistency in the same airport. I was going through TSA & 1 was telling people to take out all electronics larger than a cellphone. The next one was saying everything stays in the bag. Another was saying laptops out. ;-;
I once witnessed something extremely interesting at check in, not security check though. The guy at the counter next to mine was carrying 2 small briefcases made from sort sort of sturdy plastic, with 2 locks on either them. He asked to check them in, had to show his documentation for the very obviously heavily locked briefcases, and then everything halted. Airport police were even called. I really wonder what he was carrying. Probably firearms? I thought it was extremely interesting. I didn't get to find out, because my check-in was a lot faster than his.
He was checking two handguns. Locked cases are required, as well as unloaded, no ammo with them, etc. Sounds like he didn't notify the airline ahead of time, and the counter agent gave him a rough time for it. The airport police just did the safety check, maybe ran the serial numbers. On landing, you have to pick them up from the office next to the luggage conveyors. I know of people who need to fly with very expensive equipment that will declare it a firearm just to get the added security. :)
Load More Replies...Once I accidentally smuggled a 5 inch knife through TSA on an international flight
Dunno if this helps but I kept getting searched. I discovered my ticket had SSS on it which is apparently a marker indiciating you are going to get searched.
Going through airport security with my cat, Luna, was the highlight of my trips ! One time, the agent asked me what the procedure was for the cat because she wanted to travel with hers... *she* was supposed to verify *I* did it well. Another time, I had to take Luna in my arms to let them check the box, and when he saw the cat, one of the agents ran so fast he jumped over the tables, crying "I'm scared of cats !". But the best of all was that guy. Big strong Tunisian man with a big strong moustache and a big strong frown. Luna meows at him, and the guy suddenly reveals a big smile and starts to have a chat with the cat with a tiny littl voice (yes she talked back). When he realises all his coworkers are looking at him he takes back his frown and states "Yes, Mohamed, Tunisian, 41 years old, loves cats !". He said goodbye to Luna (but not to me !) and didn't smile to anyone after that ! Mohamed, I'll never forget you !
After a pat down, I said to the security guy " is that all " ?" I really could do with a good massage" ! Luckily he had a good sense of humour.
I had to spend a couple of days in Hong Kong, so I only had a carry on. The goons x-ray my bag, then one of them flips out and yells "WHY DO YOU HAVE A KNIFE?" I told him I don't, then he ignorantly yelled at me again, demanding I take it out. The idiot had never seen a fountain pen in his life, stood they like a dimwit as I start writing with it.
Some friends went to the US a few years back and one of the TSA agents asked one of them to take of his belt. He said "I'm not wearing one". The guy just kept asking more and more aggressively to remove his belt and of course my friend keeps replying "I... Am... Not... Wearing... A... Belt..." After the third or fourth time the TSA guy literally has his hand on his weapon and asks again so my friend lifts his shirt and does a little spin "See no belt".
Load More Replies...Moaning about TSA, you've obviously never been through Gatwick. "You need to put your ipad in a separate tray". "I don't have an ipad". "What's this then?". "It's a Samsung Galaxy tablet". "No, it's an ipad!"..."you can't take this It's a liquid". "What part of my toothPASTE is liquid?" "All of it!"
I get the iPad one, they just mean "tablet". If someone said that to me I wouldn't complain I'd just put my galaxy tab in the tray. The toothpaste one is dumb though, surely it's a small enough volume that it'd be allowed (whether they think it's liquid or not)?
Load More Replies...I once went through the back and forth line up to security, and saw a Green Bag Packers theme bag on the floor under the divider strip. I thought nothing of it, until it was under the next strip when I'd rounded the corner. And again, and again, moving closer to the security. Then an agent pops up, yells for the bag owner...turns out, this man was just kicking the bag along as he went each time he caught up to it, to not have to carry it, and the agent rearmed him out for that, that you MUST MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF YOUR ITEMS! Someone up the line calls out "Tase him! Make him learn a lesson!"
Over 90% of the people who pass through the TSA checkpoints don't really need to get on an airplane nayway.