In case you missed it: Get an A at TSA, relive the anticipation and ennui of long flights, and keep those charging batteries out of your bags if you’re flying Southwest.

Teacher’s pet

How to get an A at TSA

Follow these 11 tips to pass security screening with flying colors.

Plane safety

Southwest bans battery charging in carry-on luggage

Southwest Airlines, citing safety concerns, will no longer allow passengers to charge their devices with a power bank inside a carry-on bag.

Cartoon

An hour-by-hour countdown of your emotions on an international flight

From excitement to ennui, disgust to amnesia, time flies when you’re stuck in a tin can.  

Air travel

An airliner flew 10 minutes without a pilot in a medical emergency, report says

The plane landed safely after the pilot was locked out of the cockpit when his co-pilot had a seizure. Officials are investigating.

From the archive

If you’ve got kids you know the struggle of the open road on a long trip. So why not make a few stops to give them (and the adults) a break at a playground?

Destinations

Instead of France, Greece or Italy, which will be particularly crowded this summer, some travel planners are recommending trips to Europe’s lesser-appreciated countries.

So we compiled four where you’ll get more bang for your buck off the beaten path — and one honorable mention that’s a sleeper for budget travel.

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Go inside a Wings of Rescue flight as 171 at-risk animals are airlifted from overcrowded shelters to new homes — part of a mission that’s saved nearly 79,000 animals.

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