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Anthony Hazzard
March 13, 2025

Did you know that you can text the TSA if you have a question before or during your trip? We have all the details, including other contact options, further down this email. 

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✈️ Did You Know: You Can Text the TSA

The TSA – or the U.S. Transportation Security Administration – probably wouldn’t fare well in a game of word association.

Almost no one enjoys the process of “going through” TSA security checkpoints at the airport.

But did you know that the TSA can be a helpful information resource when you’re preparing to fly or in the middle of a trip? You can even text the TSA.

Whether it’s what kinds of IDs will get you through TSA security or whether you’re allowed to fly with certain items, it’s natural you may have questions about flying from time to time.

Yes, other options exist. The TSA website answers those types of questions. You can also call (855-787-2227), reach out on X or email.

Or text “travel” to 275-872 for assistance from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. Much like a customer service phone call or online customer service chatbot, you’ll get an automated menu to select between inquiry categories – and then subcategories.

If AskTSA answers your question, great. If it doesn’t, say no and connect to a live “Social Care Specialist.”

Air travel can sometimes seem like a guessing game. But often the information is available from the TSA or other organizations. You just have to know where to find it.

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💸 $15,000: The amount of money each person would receive if we rounded up all the money in the world and distributed it equally to everyone. That’s “one used car or around two years of groceries,” according to Visual Capitalist (although at last check the average used car price was more than $25,000).

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☎️ Need Money Help?

The Team Clark Consumer Action Center is a free helpline that can help you navigate your money questions. Call 636-492-5275. Visit clark.com/cac for more information.

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