The fearsome four-letter combination of "SSSS" stands for “Secondary Security Screening Selection.” It is a standard part of ...

A TSA agent (right) checks the ID of a traveler in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on May 7, 2025. They're the letters no air traveler wants to see. If your boarding ...

If you're planning to travel by plane anytime soon, you're probably already prepared to go through screening at an airport's TSA checkpoint. While you may be accounting for the usual time it takes to ...

Getting flagged at TSA can put a real damper on your trip right from the start. Even if you've tried every hack to zip through security, sometimes it just isn't enough. Some travelers receive a code ...

SSSS on a boarding pass means a passenger has been selected for Secondary Security Screening Selection. The TSA does not disclose specific triggers for SSSS, but factors may include travel patterns, ...

(KSNF/KODE) — Getting through airport security is already stressful enough, but an additional screening method you may be subject to could add to that stress. Any airline passenger with the letters ...

When Ruby, a 29-year-old marketing professional and travel content creator from Brisbane, Australia, prepared to board her international flight to the United States, she never expected a four-letter ...

In the early days of civil aviation, going through passport control at the airport was a simple and easy procedure. Passengers just presented their documents and boarding pass, checked the weight of ...