thumb|Baggage is scanned using X-ray machines as passengers walk through metal detectors Airport security normally requires baggage checks, metal screenings of individual persons, and rules against any object that could be used as a weapon. Since the September 11 attacks and the Real ID Act of 2005, airport security has dramatically increased and gotten tighter and stricter than ever before.
thumb|Baggage is scanned using X-ray machines as passengers walk through metal detectors Airport security normally requires baggage checks metal screenings of individual persons and rules against any object that could be used as a weapon Since the September 11 attacks and the Real ID Act of 2005 airport security has dramatically increased and gotten tighter and stricter than ever before