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Are Baggage Fees to Blame for the Long TSA Lines?

A month after whistleblowers testified before Congress, airlines passengers are still fuming about long lines. Now, the security chief of the Transportation Security Administration, Kelly Hoggan, has been replaced. Frederick Kunkle writes the Tripping blog for the Washington Post , about the experience of travel.

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By Warren Olney • May 24, 2016 • 1 min read

A month after whistleblowers testified before Congress, airlines passengers are still fuming about long lines. Now, the security chief of the Transportation Security Administration, Kelly Hoggan, has been replaced. Frederick Kunkle writes the Tripping blog for the Washington Post, about the experience of travel.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Paul von Zielbauer

    Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Sáša Woodruff

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Fredrick Kunkle

    Washington Post

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