The No-Touch Airport Security Pat-Down

One of the latest—and most amusing—gizmos in airport security: the air puffer.

By Coco Ballantyne
Oct 23, 2006 5:00 AMApr 18, 2023 5:54 PM

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Across the country, airline passengers continue to jump through the usual security checkpoint hoops—X-ray machines, ID checks, random searches—but now the Transportation Security Administration has introduced a curious new element to the process: the walk-through air puffer portal.

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