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Airport security has become one of those time consuming activities in life that we sometimes take for granted. When I travel I have a ritual I follow every time and don’t put much thought into. For anyone who doesn’t travel very often, airport security can stop you in your tracks when trying to get to your gate. The folks over at Travelhacker have posted a great list of tips to make airport security hassle free.

Some tips that I thought were great:

Bring along some clear plastic baggies. You can help speed up through the line by making use of some simple sandwich baggies when going through security. Place all allowable liquids in your carry on into one, as well as all items from your pockets into another so they’ll be easy for security to check and easy for you to keep track of.

Dress appropriately. This may sound like a silly bit of advice, but you’ll save yourself a great deal of trouble if you aren’t wearing something that just screams “troublemaker” or makes you look suspicious. You’ll undoubtedly be subject to greater hassles from security and maybe even your airline, as passengers have been removed from planes for wearing clothes that were too sexy or offensive. It may be unfair that security gets to police your fashion choices, but you’ll move through much more quickly if you work with it and not against it.

Anything that saves time and reduces stress at the airport is a great thing.

Do you have any tips for dealing with airport security? Leave a comment below and share them with us.