I think flying is easier for men in general. What to do you think? Women have to worry more about liquids because of make-up and lotions, and it can all be more frustrating. I check my bag most of the time now. Most of my adult life I almost never checked, but now with the liquids requirements it’s too difficult. This actually has resulted in me travelling with heavier bigger luggage. If I have to check, I might as well use a bigger bag and take everything instead of worrying about editing down what clothes I bring.
@whitenoise Absolutely it must trickle down from management. It is management of staff and airport planning that sets me up to hate that airport regarding security check. I don’t know if they have finalized their renovation of the main security area (it already had been changed somewhat when I lived there; terminal B for people familiar with the airport like @Pied_Pfeffer) but still having my bags out of my site while waiting for a pat down was still going on, which is simply out of compliance with federal regulations. I wrote a letter to management with the copy of the TSA fecpdera requirements and walked it upstairs to their offices and handed it to someone. I never received a response. I have mentioned it to TSA while patting me down if the agent was a supervisor. All a risk in a way, because TSA can be jerks if you challenge them, but no one was a jerk when I complained about not having my luggage in my view. No one cares I guess?
No one cares that it makes the airport liable, makes them look terrible in terms of customer service, and could in the long term cost them more money when they have to renovate again if they ever really gets in trouble for not following the TSA requirements. It drives me crazy the incompetence. Probably most people don’t worry about it like me, because most people go through the X-ray and most people don’t think about what can go wrong with their belongings.
@Pied_Pfeffer I wouldn’t say the TSA at Memphis isn’t polite or professional, they just seem unable to think if something is not perfectly by the book. They don’t handle unusual situations with empathy and as you can see the management seems to ignore the requirements. Hopefully, my complaint has been addressed and they have changed the waiting for pat down situation since the last time I was there. Since you go through the X-ray it probably is fairly smooth for you in Memphis. When I travel with my husband he just picks up the tray with my purse so I don’t have to think about it, but I often travel alone.
They are inconsistent. My husband was allowed to walk his mom to her gate one time, and another time he wasn’t. We have never tried to do that at other airports, so we don’t know how flexible other airports are regarding this.