TSA Gets First Look at the MacBook Air
Apparently TSA screeners are not allowed to watch TV, or go to the Apple store. Screeners did not believe that the MacBook Air was a real laptop — causing a passenger to miss their flight. While it is good to be on the side of caution — this is something that TSA should have been aware of.
Upon tossing his ultra-sleek slab of aluminum underneath the scanner, security managed to find enough peculiarities to remove it from the flow, pull it aside and wrangle up the owner for some questions. Apparently, the TSA employee manning the line was flabbergasted by the “lack of a drive” and the complete absence of “ports on the back,” and while hordes of co-workers swarmed to investigate, the user’s flight took off on schedule.
Link: TSA can’t believe MacBook Air is a laptop
This has to be one of the stupidest things that TSA has done. To not realize that the MacBook Air is a real product, only because of it’s lack of a CD drive and ports. Perhaps Apple should issue a certificate of authenticity to all owners — to prevent this from happening in the future
Tags: Airport, Apple, Apple Tuesday, MacBook, MacBook Air, TSA
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