The holiday season is approaching and the lines at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, in airports across the country, will be out the door.This season, however, TSA is prepared as they have made accommodations by opening "family lanes" by Nov. 20, close to the Thanksgiving holiday.
This will ease the stress parents feel when traveling with their children.
According to USA Today, "the family lanes will be open at 533 checkpoints in every large and mid-size airport when millions of inexperienced travelers are taking to the skies."
Earlier this year many airports saw the need to offer the "family lanes" which served as a measure "where parents can feel free to move at their own pace."
It was found to be popular with the travelers.
It is a stressful experience for parents and, sometimes, it only involves one parent traveling with children and baggage.
The task at hand for a single parent, especially serves to kill the whole air travel experience.
But for the family in general, the experience of going to the airport and lining up at the checkpoint is reason to feel more relaxed.
The rollout this holiday will be the largest yet and will become a permanent fixture at TSA checkpoints.
To read more on the subject go to the link below:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-11-09-family-lanes_N.htm
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