To help streamline the security process and better protect laptops, starting August 16 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will allow passengers to leave their laptop computers in bags that meet new standards.
For a bag to be considered checkpoint friendly it should meet the following standards:
* A designated laptop-only section
* The laptop-only section completely unfolds to lay flat on the X-ray belt
* No metal snaps, zippers or buckles inside, underneath or on top of the laptop-only section
* No pockets on the inside or outside of the laptop-only section
* Nothing packed in the laptop-only section other than the computer itself.
TSA will only allow laptops to stay in bags through screening if they provide a clear and unobstructed X-ray image of the laptop.
