TSA Checkpoint C – Spokane International Airport

Condescending, rude, zero people skills, arguably the worst TSA crew in the United States. I encountered a very rude TSA officer who was checking my bag for my CPAP machine although I am a pre-​check known traveler. «If you had read your blue card you’d know why I’m checking your bag» was the biggest asshole explanation I’ve ever received. If you guys would follow the pre-​check rules like the rest of the United States then there wouldn’t have been a confrontation. I don’t care if your pre-​check line is closed. It doesn’t mean I’m not a pre-​check passenger anymore. When I complained to the supervisor he kept working on whatever it was he was doing and wouldn’t look me in the eye. I quickly found out where the initial TSA officer learned her great communication skills from. These people are in charge of protecting the airport? What a joke and bunch of punks.

I cannot say that I have really had much in the way of problems for the TSA checkpoint at GEG Terminal C. Which says a lot for TSA really! I think many of us expect to have an awful experience with TSA, for good reason. The officers are rarely friendly, almost never helpful, and seem to take pride in making the traveler’s life awful. This is all in the name of ‘safer transportation’. While it is apparent that TSA should not even be classified as a necessary evil, rather a giant scam that we have to pay large sums of money in tax dollars for despite statistically zero benefit to our collective safety, at least this small checkpoint in this small town offers a pleasant experience on most days.
Alas, nobody is going to read this review. I mean, who checks Unilocal prior to deciding on travel arrangements to see how the TSA is? This page exists for the sole purpose of racking up the checkins. Regardless, it is nice to shout out to anyone who may be listening that this is a decent enough place to be when you have to strip off some clothes, get your body scanned, and waste time pretending that we are preventing the terrorists from attacking the ‘murica.

Worst TSA experience I’ve ever had. Surely rude check in guy. He would explode if he smiled. No TSA line. Glad I paid for the privilege. If you can skip Spokane airport, do it. TSA at least today 8÷19÷15, was god awful.

I usually don’t post anything but constructive advise with an objective view from a subjective experience. My experience the last 3 visits with TSA at GEG has been less than desirable. TSA does not recognize who the customer is and/​or why they are there. Servicing the public safety is paramount and the people at this check station are rude, inconsiderate, powerblinded and just plain dicks. Male and female. You know who you are. People require gentle explanation when something is happening to their possessions. You asking to search my back is not really a question and does not give you authority to stop communicating. Telling us you «don’t have to explain anything» is horseshit and takes away from the respect you so desperately need from the public. Have a nice day. 65,000 miles flown this YTD.

Fastest Checkpoint In The West! And Now With «NO EXTORTION» Like Other Airports!
SITREP
Wow. I am not even a pre-​check-​registrant (see my diatribe about that practice on this other TSA location-​review:
), but I got through this TSA check point in 5 minutes.
THE SETUP
The process was efficiently laid out:
* From walking into the line,
* The lady scanning my driver’s license & boarding pass,
* Putting my stuff on the conveyor belt to be baggage x-​rayed,
* Stepping into the x-​ray machine for myself to be scanned, and
* Collecting my stuff from the belt-​conveyor at the end…
About 5 minutes.
THE LOWDOWN
Thanks for your efficiency & quickness, and most of all that I didn’t have to be extorted the $ 85 for the «Pre-​Check» application fee process & «certification» that obviously bigger airports like SeaTac and LAX try to shake you down for.

I Love TSA precheck!
It is so nice to stay dressed, keeping my shoes & belt on, leave the laptop in its case and parade right through security without getting discombobulated and then having to get recombobulated afterwards! Not sure how I qualified but I do fly a lot and its like pushing the easy button!
Spokane International TSA security is not ever backed up like SeaTac does but anytime the TSA makes something easier and quicker, I am all for it!